Find what broke on a Windows PC or server

Search event logs, then check services, drivers, and installed software in the same window.

Troubleshoot a PC or server from its own logs

WinDEETS lists event logs, services, drivers, and installed software. Winny explains pasted log text in plain English.

Filter out routine events, then search the rest across a time range and group related entries.

Lists services with their startup type, plus scheduled tasks, so you can see what runs and when.

Lists drivers with their install and update history, so you can see which one changed before the fault.

Lists installed programs with their update history, so you can see what changed before the problem started.

Paste log text into Winny for a plain-English summary and a short list of next steps.

Open built-in Windows system tools without searching menus or typing commands.

From symptom to answer with the Data Explorer and Winny together.

Start with Events to filter noise, narrow the time window, and surface the log entry that kicked off the problem.

Use Drivers and Devices to review install history, signatures, and status when hardware looks unstable.

Follow Services and Tasks to see what is running, what depends on it, and what keeps coming back.

Review installed software and update history so you can tell what changed before the issue appeared.

Use the startup and scheduled-task views to find the items that run at boot or sign-in and bring a problem back.

Paste the relevant log entry into Winny for a plain-English summary and a short list of next steps.

What it reads: The Windows event logs on the PC it runs on, when you open the Data View, press Refresh or press Load older events. It does not poll in the background.
What leaves your PC: No usage statistics or telemetry. Once per launch it fetches a list of search addresses for Winny from windeets.com, and that request carries only a User-Agent. Signing in is optional, and it copies none of your data anywhere.
What rights it needs: Your own Windows rights. Reading, flagging and exporting events needs no account. Some logs, such as Security, need administrator rights.
What it can't do: It reads and explains. It repairs nothing and changes no Windows setting. It does not run in the background to collect logs for later.

Operating system

Windows 11 (build 22000 or later)