Configuring Severity Color Event Viewer Preferences

Perform the following steps to configure severity colors and highlight options for your Event Viewer:

  1. From the Event Viewer, click Edit  >  Preferences from the pull-down menu. The Preferences dialog box is displayed.
  2. From the Preferences dialog box, expand Event Viewer and then click Severity Colors. The Severity Colors dialog box is displayed.
  3. Toggle flyover highlighting on or off by selecting or deselecting the Flyover Highlighting check box.
  4. For column highlighting, select one of the following options by clicking its radio button:
  5. To customize the color of a severity level, click on its color swatch and select a custom color from the color palette dialog box. Preview colors and sample text are shown in the bottom pane of the color palette dialog box. When you are satisfied with the color, click OK in the color palette dialog box. Repeat as necessary for each severity color to customize.
  6. To restore severity colors to the default settings, press the Restore Defaults button in the Preferences dialog box.
  7. Click OK to save your preferences and close the Preferences dialog box.

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