How to find out user logons dates into windows?

I've also a large number in Event Viewer, Windows logs, Security. Keep in mind that the list works just like File Explorer, the columns in the panes can be sorted by clicking the heading of the column to re-sort, makes it easier to get to a specific item.

gendalf said:

Online tutorials say to just look at the 4624 event IDs in the security log, but I have it spammed every 1-5 minutes in there by "system", it's not helpful.

I do not use that event but others to see the record of user logins, logoffs.
Mine only records user logins, logoffs I see no any spurious entries, System or otherwise,

Here's a zipped Event viewer Custom view definition
User log on-off.zip
- Unzip it to extract its view definition file [which has an xml extension]
- Open Event viewer
- On the right-hand side, click on Import Custom view...
- Browse to and select the view definition file [xml] you've just unzipped, click on the Open button
- If you want to you can rename it in the view definition Properties dialog that now appears
- Click on OK

You will be able to see its recorded events by clicking, on the left-hand side of the Event viewer window, Custom views and then selecting the User log on-off entry in the list of Custom views.

My Custom view definition uses the events in the Microsoft-Windows-User Profile Service/Operational log. I could tie the view definition down even further by only recording events 1,4 but I've never bothered.
- The definition shows 5 entries at every login & 2 at every logoff.
- If I did tie it down further I think I might end up going to that log to see what else was recorded if there was ever a problem. That's why I decided to leave it as open as it is.

If you did want to tie it down further, you could
- right-click on the User log on-off entry, select Properties
- click on Edit filter...
- In the Event sources input box, type in [just for example] 1,4 [without any spaces between them]
- OK
- Close then restart Event viewer


All the best,
Denis

WinLogOnView - Displays logon / logoff times on Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista /2008