Clear-EventLogRemote

Windows: Clears all entries from specified event logs

Script

#Requires -Version 5.1

[CmdletBinding()]
Param
(
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true)]
    [string[]]$LogName,

    [string]$ComputerName = $env:COMPUTERNAME,

    [pscredential]$Credential
)

Process
{
    try
    {
        $clearParams = @{
            'LogName'      = $LogName
            'ComputerName' = $ComputerName
            'Confirm'      = $false
            'ErrorAction'  = 'Stop'
        }

        if ($null -ne $Credential)
        {
            $clearParams.Add('Credential', $Credential)
        }

        Write-Verbose "Clearing event log(s): $($LogName -join ', ') on '$ComputerName'..."
        Clear-EventLog @clearParams

        $result = [PSCustomObject]@{
            LogNames     = $LogName
            ComputerName = $ComputerName
            Action       = "Cleared"
            Timestamp    = Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"
        }

        Write-Output $result
    }
    catch
    {
        throw
    }
}

Customize

LogName string

Specifies the name of the event log to clear (e.g., "Application", "System").

ComputerName string

Specifies the name of the target computer. Defaults to the local computer.

env string

Credential pscredential

Specifies a PSCredential object for remote connection.