loggingwindows 7
I have a simple question, I have a computer at home, and I'm thinking someone from the family is doing things to it while I'm asleep (playing games, downloading stuff).
Now usually, I won't mind, but since it's done at 3am+ it seems suspicious.
Can I have a log of what happened on my own PC? i.e.
"Opened application xyz.exe" @ datetime
"Opened website "www.example.com"" @ datetime
etc.
Is there a program to do it?
I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate x64.
I'd like to know if there's any way to see logs of the screensaver activity.
Yes there is! However screensaver invoking and dismissal (event IDs 4802 and 4803 respectively) aren't events that are normally logged by default, and so you need to turn auditing/logging of those events on first using the Group Policy Editor:
See my answer here for more details.
Edit: Since you're using Win7 Home Premium which doesn't include the Group Policy Editor, I tried using Process Monitor to figure out exactly which registry keys were being modified when auditing for these events is enabled/disabled. Unfortunately there were just too many changes being made and even after filtering I was unable to narrow it down sufficiently. Perhaps someone can help with this information, but if it's not possible the next best thing might be to just follow the instructions in this How to Enable “Group Policy Editor” (gpedit.msc) in Windows 7 Home Premium, Home Basic and Starter Editions? article.
The solution of @pestul didn't work here. Even with diagnostics mode (C:\Program Files\Google\Drive>googledrivesync.exe --vv), the app failed to start.
So I deleted the C:\Users\*username*\AppData\Local\Google\Drive folder and the app started again. Of course you will have to re-enter your credentials and start the whole sync process from the beginning BUT the new GoogleDrive version (1.18.7821.2489) doesn't force you to start with an empty folder, meaning you can point to the old folder AND it now detects if the local files are the same on the server, eliminating the need to synchronize everything from scratch!
As an example, it took approximately less than 5 minutes to synchronize my 13.31GB folder with 60.063 files in it. In the middle of the process it will show a popup window telling you the number of files that exist only locally, the number of files existing only on server, and the number of files conflicting.
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You can also try a time monitoring program, like Manictime (which I personally use in its free edition) or others.
They will usually log all activity, which programs and websites are used, when, and for how long. Some of them can be hidden also, if you don't want an icon in the systray.