Event Log Monitoring via WMI or the Event Log API - like EvtSubscribe?

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When monitoring the event for certain event IDs, are there advantages/disadvantages to using EvtSubscribe and the related "Windows Event Log" functions over using WMI and querying Win32_NTLogEvent? I've used WMI in the past and, while complicated to setup and use, has functioned quite nicely. I've recently become aware of the "Windows Event Log" API (Windows Event Log) , and was wondering if it might provide the same information, or if there are any limitations relative to WMI.

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