Functions/Clear-Logs.ps1
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function Clear-Logs { <# .SYNOPSIS Clear Windows Logs. .DESCRIPTION It clears all the logs (Event Viewer Logs) on your current computer. It uses the cmdlet "Get-WinEvent" to realize the cleaning. Some logs cannot be cleaned up because they are linked to the system or locked for other reasons. .EXAMPLE Clear-Logs .NOTES It must be run as admin to allow to delete logs. #> [CmdletBinding()] Param() $isAdmin = ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator") if ($isAdmin -ne $true) { Write-Output "Please run this script with admin privileges." Break } else { # Clear all the event logs on your computer. Write-Output "Clearing logs in progress... Please be patient!" Get-WinEvent -ListLog * -Force | Where-Object { Wevtutil.exe Clear-Log $_.LogName } | Out-Null Write-Output "Clearing logs done. Thanks for your patience." } } |