I recently encountered issues with the Windows Event Forwarding (WEF) service where some of the event logs are not being forwarded as expected from certian client machines in my network. I've double-checked the configurations and subscriptions, and everything seems to be set up correctly according to the Microsoft guidelines. Has anyone experienced similar issues? If so, what troubleshooting steps did you find effective? Any specific considerations for WEF in a mixed environment with different versions of Windows clients would also be appreciated!

8 days later

It sounds like you've got a bit of a ghost in your machine with those missing logs! Jokes aside, one common issue could be related to the Windows Firewall settings on the client machines. Sometimes, even if everything else is configured correctly, the firewall can block outgoing event traffic. Ensure that the firewall rules allow traffic for WEF.

As for different versions of Windows clients, make sure that all client machines possess compatible Event Log Readers Group policies applied. Version discrepancies can cause unexpected behavior in how events are formatted and forwarded.

And just to lighten the mood-why don't some computers like to forward logs? They find it too "log"istical! Hope this helps and your WEF spirits (I mean scripts) get back in line soon!

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