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PowerShell Script for Clearing Windows Event Logs

May 24, 2013 11:01 PM

Sure, you can just type "wevtutil el | % { wevtutil cl $_ }" whenever you feel like it, but how fun is that?!

PowerShell Scripts for Managing the Path Environment Variable

May 24, 2013 9:57 PM

Even though it doesn't take long to add a folder to %Path% by clicking through Windows, I prefer to do this using a little PowerShell instead.

PowerShell Scripts for Managing BackConnectionHostNames (KB 896861)

May 24, 2013 7:34 AM

Here's a set of scripts to make it easier to view the items in the "BackConnectionHostNames" registry key, as well as add and remove hostnames.

PowerShell Scripts for Managing the Hosts File

May 7, 2013 11:01 PM

Here's a set of scripts to make it easier to view the hostname mappings in the hosts file, as well as add and remove hostnames.

PowerShell Scripts for Managing MaxPatchCacheSize

May 6, 2013 10:25 PM

Here's a pair of PowerShell scripts for quickly setting and verifying the MaxPatchCacheSize registry setting.

Import website (IIS) logs into SQL Server using Log Parser and PowerShell

February 28, 2012 11:26 PM

Here's a little PowerShell script I whipped up to import the TechnologyToolbox.com log files into a SQL Server database for some "quick and dirty" analysis.

Script to Reset WSUS for SysPrep'ed Image

April 25, 2011 4:03 AM

Here's a useful script for those, like me, that use SysPrep'ed images to create new virtual machines and also leverage Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) to keep machines up-to-date with the latest patches. Reset WSUS for SysPrep Image.cmd ...

What's in your Jump List?

March 5, 2011 4:05 AM

Nearly three years ago, I wrote a post that described the BackedUp and NotBackedUp folders I use on almost every computer I ever log on to (my laptop, desktop, a handful of servers, and more than a dozen VMs). I also showed how I created taskbar shortcuts...

Script to Save Event Logs

March 4, 2011 5:35 AM

Earlier this week , I shared a script that I frequently use in my development environments to clear the event logs (for example, whenever I want to verify that one of my VMs "boots clean" -- meaning without any errors or warnings). Note that prior to...

Script to Clear (and Save) Event Logs

March 1, 2011 5:37 AM

As I was writing my first post earlier this morning , I wondered if I had previously shared the script I use to quickly clear the event logs on a server (but saving them first -- just in case I need to go back and retrieve something from the "archive...