Applications Systems

Event Viewer shows null in the Message Field

This article describes the issue your Real Time Event Viewer contains null in the message field.

First published date

10/17/2018 2:15 PM

Last published date

7/3/2020 5:34 PM

Overview

This article describes the issue your Real Time Event Viewer contains null in the message field but contains data in the actual Microsoft Based Event Viewer on the problematic machine.

Product section

Server Application Monitor

Cause

This is due to issues with the WMI Service.

Resolution

Navigate to the machine that you are trying to view these events on.
Restart the Windows Management Instrumentation service.
See if you are able to view the Message field in the Event Viewer.

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