Control the location of the log file
- Policy ID
- Channel_LogFilePath_3
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Vista
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Event Log Service › Setup
Description
This policy setting controls the location of the log file. The location of the file must be writable by the Event Log service and should only be accessible to administrators.
If you enable this policy setting, the Event Log uses the path specified in this policy setting.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Event Log uses the folder %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\winevt\Logs.
Options
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- FileREG_SZ