Windows Event Logs and Domains

beginner 45 min 3 tasks

Windows writes down what happens; learn to read the logon events defenders check every day, and what a domain is.

By the end of this lesson you can explain what the Windows event log is, read a successful logon (event 4624) and a failed logon (event 4625), spot the "many failures then a success" pattern, and explain what a domain, a domain controller and Active Directory are. There is no lab in this lesson: the commands are shown with the exact results they printed on a Windows Server lab machine, so you can read along and answer the questions.

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Updated 2026-11-01

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