ASP.NET application not logging to the windows event log

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I have two ASP.NET MVC web applications. One of them logs unhandled exceptions to the windows event log. The other doesn't.

Is there a setting in IIS or the web.config to enable event log logging?

Apologies for the broad question, I'm really looking for avenues for investigation.

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