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Have you ever wanted to monitor whos logging into your system and when?
The Audit logon events setting tracks both local logins and internet logins.
Each logon event specifies the user account that logged on and the time the login took place.
you might also see when users logged off.
This should work on Windows 7, 8, and Windows 10.
We’re going to cover Windows 10 in this article.
The screens might look a little different in other versions, but the process is pretty much the same.
initiate the “Failure” option if you also want Windows to log failed logon attempts.
smack the “OK” button when you’re done.
it’s possible for you to view these events usingEvent Viewer.
Hit Start, pop in “event,” and then hit the “Event Viewer” result.
In the middle pane, you’ll likely see a number of “Audit Success” events.
Windows logs separate details for things like when an account someone signs on with is successfully granted its privileges.
You’re looking for events with the event ID 4624—these represent successful login events.
you’ve got the option to evenhave Windows email you when someone logs on.
Related:How To Get Email Notifications Whenever Someone Logs Into your rig
