

You can double-click on an event for more details. Look for Events with Event ID: 4625, Task Category: Logon.ģ. The instructions below are for Windows 10, but are similar for previous versions of Windows.Ģ. Windows Home users are limited to seeing only successful logons, but this should be enough to alert you that someone is using your PC without permission.

Note that full login auditing is only available using Windows Professional. If you are the sole user of of your computer then lookout for logons at times you know that you were not using your computer. It is also possible to see who has logged into your computer and at what time using your platform’s built-in logging functionality.

Again, if anything has been opened that you didn’t open then it is time to worry.

If it shows any websites that you have visited then you may well have an intruder. Either a family member or work college is physically logging in to your computer or phone when you are not around, or someone is accessing your computer remotely. There are two ways someone can access your computer without your consent. This may sound rather paranoid, but a recent study by found that a shocking 63 percent of respondents admitted to looking at their partner’s phone when they were out of the room, while almost 47 percent had checked their partner's browsing history. Technologies such as VPN services can be very effective at hiding what we do online, but they do not help if someone has direct access to your computer and is using it without your consent. Privacy is important, and as we live our lives ever more in the digital space, it is natural to worry about whether our digital privacy is being invaded.
