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3. Go to **Start** and search for the Diagnostic Data Viewer app.
## Diagnostic Data Viewer features
## Use the Diagnostic Data Viewer
The Diagnostic Data Viewer provides you with the following features to view and filter your device's diagnostic data.
### View your diagnostic events
In the left column, you can review your diagnostic events. These events reflect activities that occurred and were sent to Microsoft.
- **View your diagnostic events.** In the left column, you can review your diagnostic events. These events reflect activities that occurred and were sent to Microsoft.
Selecting an event opens the detailed JSON view, which provides the exact details uploaded to Microsoft. Microsoft uses this info to continually improve the Windows platform.
Selecting an event opens the detailed JSON view, which provides the exact details uploaded to Microsoft. Microsoft uses this info to continually improve the Windows platform.
### Search your diagnostic events
The **Search** box at the top of the screen lets you search amongst all of the diagnostic event details. The returned search results include any diagnostic event that contains the matching text.
- **Search your diagnostic events.** The **Search** box at the top of the screen lets you search amongst all of the diagnostic event details. The returned search results include any diagnostic event that contains the matching text.
Selecting an event opens the detailed JSON view, with the matching text highlighted.
Selecting an event opens the detailed JSON view, with the matching text highlighted.
### Filter your diagnostic event categories
The **Menu** icon, located in the top left corner, opens the detailed menu. In here you'll find a list of the categories used by Microsoft
- **Filter your diagnostic event categories.** The 3-line **Menu** icon opens the detailed menu. In here, you'll find a list of diagnostic event categories, which define how the events are used by Microsoft.
Clicking the 3-line menu icon in the top left of the applicaiton will open the detailed menu. Here you can find a list of categories which signify what these events are used for at Microsoft. You can use
the check-boxes to filter between the categories.
Selecting a check box lets you filter between the diagnostic event categories.
- **Provide diagnostic event feedback.** The **Feedback** icon opens the Feedback Hub app, letting you provide feedback about the Diagnostic Data Viewer and the diagnostic events.
>[!Important]
>All content in the Feedback Hub is publicly viewable. Therefore, make sure you don't put any personal info into your feedback comments.
Selecting a specific event in the Diagnostic Data Viewer automatically fills in the field in the Feedback Hub. You can add your comments to the box labeled, **Give us more detail (optional)**.
## Event Feedback
At the top right of the Diagnostic Data Viewer, there is an icon to provide feedback via the Feedback Hub application. If you selected a certain event in the Diagnostic Data Viewer, the event name will be pre-filled
in the Feedback Hub template. Please add specific details in the next field labeled "Give us more detail (optional)".
## Understand Microsoft sampling processes
Microsoft collects your diagnostic data based on a sample population of Windows devices. This sampling data is shown in the Diagnostic Data Viewer in 2 ways:
> **Please be Careful When Submitting Feedback!**
> **Your feedback in the Feedback Hub application is publicly viewable**
> **Do not put any personal information in your feedback response**
- **Device-level sampling.**
![Icon to review the device-level sampling](ddv-device-sample.png)
- **Event-level sampling.**
![Icon to review the event-level sampling](ddv-event-sample.png)
## Windows Sampling
Microsoft collects Diagnostic Data from a sample population of Windows devices. This sampling behavior is seen in the application in 2 ways:
1. Device level sampling
2. Event level sampling
### Device level sampling
If windows device has a chance to be part of group which sends additional diagnostic data to Microsoft. Devices are chosen using a random number. If your device is part of this group, you will see the icon
below in the 3-line menu in the Diagnostic Data Viewer.
![alt text](device_sample.jpg "Device Sampling")
### Event level sampling
If you're device is part of this group sending additional diagnostic data, you will see the icon below next to each event that is up-sampled. This icon indicates that the event is sent to Microsoft
as part of the additional diagnostic data to help improve the Windows platform.
![alt text](event_sample.jpg "Event Sampling")