How to Clear All Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows

The Event Viewer in Windows details events that happened with your computer and that information is saved as Event Logs that you can view or clear anytime. Here's how.



1: Clear All Event Logs Using Batch File

The easiest and fastest way is to use a batch file. Download Clear All Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows from MajorGeeks, right-click and Run as administrator.

The entire process should only take a minute, and the windows will close when completed.



3: Clear All Event Logs in PowerShell or Command Prompt

Open the Command Prompt or PowerShell as administrator.

Command Prompt - for /F "tokens=*" %1 in ('wevtutil.exe el') DO wevtutil.exe cl "%1"
PowerShell - Get-EventLog -LogName * | ForEach { Clear-EventLog $_.Log }



2: Clear All Event Logs in Event Viewer

You can open Event Viewer by pressing the Windows Key + S, type in, and click on Event Viewer.

We mention how to open Event Viewer because you can manually clear logs one at a time. Logged categories include Applications, Security, Setup, System, and Forwarded Events. Click, or right-click any of the categories and click on Clear Log.



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