Ed Bott - Windows 10 Support Secrets

108 CHAPTER 8 | Troubleshooting and recovery they first noted the symptoms last Thursday, inspect the list of events for that day and the days around it; even seemingly routine events might be related to the current issue. Figure 8-4: Reliability Monitor shows Critical events and Informational events on a day-by-day basis. This is useful for determining what changed around the time a problem began occurring. And, of course, you should check Action Center occasionally to see if anything demands your attention. These messages, like those shown in Figure 8-5, can alert you to updates and actions that Windows Defender takes when it detects malware. Figure 8-5: Updates and reports of Windows Defender activity show up in Action Center and are worth reviewing occasionally.