The following tables contains a list of useful log file paths on a Windows client.
| Application or service | Path | Description |
| Internet Explorer 7 | %windir%\ie7.log %windir%\ie7_main.log | Only applicable to IE7. Deprecated. |
| Internet Explorer 8 | %windir%\ie8.log %windir%\ie_main.log | Only applicable to IE8. Deprecated. |
| Internet Explorer 9 | %windir%\ie9_main.log | Only applicable to IE9. Deprecated. |
| Windows Update Log | %windir%\WindowsUpdate.log | Only applicable to Windows versions up to and including 8.1. Deprecated. |
| SFC-log / CBS-log | %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log | |
| SECedit-log | %windir%\security\logs\scesrv.log | |
| Service Pack log | C:\svcpack.log | |
| msinfo32 | msinfo32 /report %userprofile%\desktop\msinfo32.txt | Exports the results from msinfo32 to a file and places it on the desktop of the current user. |