Public/Clear-EventLogs.ps1
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function Clear-EventLogs { <# .SYNOPSIS Clear all Windows event logs .DESCRIPTION Clears all Windows event logs (requires elevated privileges) .NOTES Author: Marc Bouchard - marc@subnet192.com .EXAMPLE Clear-Logs #> <# -----------------------------------------------------------[Execution]------------------------------------------------------------ #> # This command needs to run with elevated privileges. If the powershell session is not running "as Administrator", a new window will open to execute the command. if (!([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator")) { Start-Process powershell.exe -Verb RunAs -ArgumentList '-Command &{` Write-Host "Clearing all Windows event logs" -ForegroundColor Green` wevtutil el | foreach { wevtutil cl "$_" }` }' } else { Write-Host "Clearing all Windows event logs" -ForegroundColor Green wevtutil el | foreach { wevtutil cl "$_" } } } #END function |