Windows 7 - How To Clear Administrative Events Log - Event Viewer

ColTom2 · 11-19-2009

Hi:

Does anyone know how to clear the Administrative Events log listed under Custom Views in the Event Viewer?

All the logs listed under the Windows logs have options to clear, but the above does not.

Thanks,

ColTom2

Disk4mat · 11-19-2009

Thats just a filter. I dont know of any way to clear it other than clearing all events that appear in it under: System, Security and Application event logs.

ColTom2 · 11-19-2009

Well apparently they are cummulative and just keep adding on each day. Surely there must be some simple manner in which to clear these Administrative Events.

Or is there a max number that will be allowed to appear or will they just go on to an infinte number?

Thanks,

ColTom2

Disk4mat · 11-19-2009

Events are recorded all the time. Constantly. What your looking at is a filter comprised of events from numerous logs/sources. I dont know of any way to remove the filter. But even if it could be removed, the events will still be recorded.

There are max number/log sizes for every log. The filter from what I can tell has no limit. You can adjust the limit (max size) for individual logs.

Greg S · 11-19-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by ColTom2

Hi:

Does anyone know how to clear the Administrative Events log listed under Custom Views in the Event Viewer?

All the logs listed under the Windows logs have options to clear, but the above does not.

Thanks,

ColTom2

I've tried this and it works to do what you are asking. Save the code as .bat and run it. I'll try and search for the source and post back with it.

Code:

@echo off
FOR /F "tokens=1,2*" %%V IN ('bcdedit') DO SET adminTest=%%V
IF (%adminTest%)==(Access) goto noAdmin
for /F "tokens=*" %%G in ('wevtutil.exe el') DO (call :do_clear "%%G")
echo.
echo Event Logs have been cleared! ^<press any key^>
goto theEnd
:do_clear
echo clearing %1
wevtutil.exe cl %1
goto :eof
:noAdmin
echo You must run this script as an Administrator!
echo ^<press any key^>
:theEnd
pause>NUL

ColTom2 · 11-19-2009

Hi Greg:

Running the batch file as you provided did the trick, as it cleaned out all Administrative Event Log entries. Wonder what else it cleaned out....

Thanks,

Co;Tom2

Zardoc · 11-19-2009

Hi Coltom,

There is a tutorial in this forum for this and a way to run in admin mode.

HERE

Greg S · 11-19-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by ColTom2

Hi Greg:

Running the batch file as you provided did the trick, as it cleaned out all Administrative Event Log entries. Wonder what else it cleaned out....

Thanks,

Co;Tom2

Do a search for wevtutil.exe and one of the MS related sites should be near the top listing. It's a tool for managing event logs

Zardoc · 11-19-2009

The tutorial that I give shows what is being cleared. Basically just anything in the event viewer.

seth500 · 08-04-2011

Nicely done the batch file runs perfectly!

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