PowerShell: Find Application Errors in Event Log

Need to check for application crashes and errors - for troubleshooting a misbehaving program or general system health checks? This one-liner filters the Application log for the relevant events.

Prerequisites:

• Privileges: None
• Module: Built-in, no import needed

Quick Command:

Get-WinEvent -FilterHashtable @{LogName='Application'; Id=1000,1001} -MaxEvents 5

Example Output:

TimeCreated                     Id LevelDisplayName Message
-----------                     -- ---------------- -------
7/27/2026 10:49:42 AM         1001 Information      Fault bucket , type 0...
7/27/2026 7:16:25 AM          1001 Information      Fault bucket 2057962395181865010, type 5...
7/27/2026 7:16:22 AM          1001 Information      Fault bucket , type 0...

How It Works:

• -LogName='Application' targets the Application log, where program-level crashes and errors get recorded - separate from System (OS/driver events) or Security (logon/audit events).
• Id=1000,1001 filters for two related Event IDs at once: 1000 is a general application crash event, and 1001 is the Windows Error Reporting entry that follows it with additional fault details ("fault bucket" info used to identify the specific crash signature).
• -MaxEvents 5 limits the output to the most recent matches, since crash-prone systems can generate a large number of these entries.

Pro Tip:

The Message field often gets truncated in the default table view. Pipe to Select-Object -ExpandProperty Message to see the full crash details for a specific entry:

Get-WinEvent -FilterHashtable @{LogName='Application'; Id=1000,1001} -MaxEvents 5 | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Message