Check the Event Viewer from PowerShell

Below are examples of checking the event viewer via PowerShell.

Running local with event id and date range

Get-WinEvent -FilterHashtable @{logname='application';id=4107;StartTime="1/15/11";EndTime="1/17/11"}

 

Running on remote computer with event ID

Get-WinEvent -computername <remote computer> -FilterHashtable @{logname='application';id=15006}