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Unexplained: Inconsistent/incomplete transaction eventcount when using maxevents with startswith

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I am getting an inconsistent number of events in a transaction, relative to the value specified for `maxevents=x`: `| transaction ComputerName startswith=(EventCode=1100) maxevents=x` Here are the eventcounts for each ComputerName where x=[10, 20, 30, 40]: `_________ x = 10_____20_____30_____40` `Computer1......3......3.....13.....23` `Computer2......5......5......5.....25` `Computer3......5.....15.....15.....15` `Computer4......6......6.....26.....26` `Computer5.....10.....20.....30.....20` `Computer6......4.....14.....14.....14` `Computer7......6.....16.....16.....36` Using maxspan and not maxevents consistently produces the expected results (verified by comparing the transaction'ed events to the list of raw events). **QUESTIONS:** All computer have more than ten events that could be included in a transaction that starts with `EventCode=1100`, so why are there less than 10 events included in the transaction when `maxevents=10`? Shouldn't the transaction include (i.e. eventcount) up to then maxevent value when possible? Why does the eventcount jump up inconsistently when `maxevents` is changed to different values? Why does the eventcount for Computer5 actually *decrease* from 30 to 20 when maxevents is *increased* to 40?

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