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You probably already know that the Event
Viewer gives you access to several logs, enabling you to view
events that have occurred on the local computer or on a remote
computer. The Event Viewer includes a filter feature that lets you
configure a log to show only specific events. For example, you
might want to exclude Information events or only show events from a
specific date range.

When you close the Event Viewer, the filter
settings that you have set in the current session are discarded.
When you open the Event Viewer again, the Event Viewer shows all
events for all dates.

You can create your own Event Viewer with a
sticky filter that remains in effect even after you close the
console, so that the next time you open the console, the filter
will be applied. Here’s how to create such an Event Viewer:

  1. Go to Start, Run, and enter MMC in the Run dialog
    box.
  2. When the MMC opens, choose Console |
    Add/Remove Snap-in.
  3. Click Add | Event Viewer | Add | Finish |
    Close | OK.
  4. Select the log for which you want to set a
    filter and choose View | Filter.
  5. Configure the filter settings, and then click
    OK to return to the console.
  6. Choose Console | Save As and save the console
    with a new name, such as MyEvents.msc.
  7. Close the console and open it again to verify
    that your filters are still in place.