GPO tool

Group Policy made searchable

A free ADMX browser or comparison tool for IT administrators. Search policies, find registry keys, and see exactly what each setting writes to the Windows Registry. Or compare two GPO backups to see exactly what has changed between them.

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Turn on logging

This policy setting turns on logging.

If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, then events can be written to this log.

If the policy setting is disabled, then no new events can be logged. Events can always be read from the log, regardless of this policy setting.

Registry Information

VendorMicrosoft
ProductEvent Log
CategoryEvent Log Service › Setup
Applies toComputer Configuration
Supported onWindows Vista
Registry Key[HKLM]SoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindowsEventLogSetup
Value NameEnabled
TypeREG_SZ
Enabled value1
Disabled value0