how do i check when my computer was last connected to the internet

[claww]

well the title says it all. i just want to know if theres a way to find out on which date and time was my pc(laptop) last connected with the internet

any help would be highly appriciated
oh yea and i wanna know when the pc was last connected to the internet not last used as in opening pages and stuff

 

[Karsten75]

not the best way, but you can check when your anti-virus or MS updates were last checked.

There might also be something in Event Log.

 

[COLGeek]

Try here:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/monitor-attempts-to-access-and-change-settings-on-your-computer

With Events Viewer, you should be able to determine when your system was logged in to and thus connected to the 'Net.

 

[claww]

not the best way, but you can check when your anti-virus or MS updates were last checked.

There might also be something in Event Log.

thanks for the reply. also tell me if the pc was connected to the internet only once and updates were checked and after that it did not connect to it for 1 year. will windows update still tell me that it checked for an update 1 year ago or it doesnt keep track for that long

 

[claww]

Try here:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/monitor-attempts-to-access-and-change-settings-on-your-computer

With Events Viewer, you should be able to determine when your system was logged in to and thus connected to the 'Net.

thanks for the reply but in my case my laptop is not connected to the internet every time its on so knowing when the system was last used wouldnt really help. i just need to know when it was connected to any network with internet access

 

[Karsten75]

not the best way, but you can check when your anti-virus or MS updates were last checked.

There might also be something in Event Log.

thanks for the reply. also tell me if the pc was connected to the internet only once and updates were checked and after that it did not connect to it for 1 year. will windows update still tell me that it checked for an update 1 year ago or it doesnt keep track for that long

Yes, look at the attached images. Those date/timestamps won't change unless the computer connects to the Internet again and communicates with the relevant service successfully.

If it is indeed possibly as long as a year ago tha tthe computer last connected to the Internet, I'm not sure that there will be an event in the event log to indicate that.

You can ask on the Microsoft forums if there are people that knows a definitive event that would indicate successful Internet connection.

I do know that Windows will always try and connect to a Microsoft server to check Internet connectivity. I just don't remember how to locate that event. Also the time service will connect to a Microsoft NTP server regularly.

edit; forgot the images:

http://i.imgur.com/eQEv0sp.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/tWdFxed.jpg