Powershell Tip #97: Change size of event logs

Tip: You can set the Event Log limit (MaximumSize) :

$logs = 'Application', 'System', 'Windows PowerShell'

# Set event log size to 500 MB
$logs | ForEach-Object -Process { Limit-EventLog -LogName $_ -MaximumSize 500MB }

# Verify that the event log size is 500 MB
$logs | ForEach-Object -Process { Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_NTEventlogfile -Filter "logfilename='$_'" } | 
Select-Object -Property LogfileName, MaxFileSize | 
Format-Table -AutoSize

$logs = 'Application', 'System', 'Windows PowerShell'

# Set event log size to 500 MB

$logs | ForEach-Object -Process { Limit-EventLog -LogName $_ -MaximumSize 500MB }

# Verify that the event log size is 500 MB

$logs | ForEach-Object -Process { Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_NTEventlogfile -Filter "logfilename='$_'" } |

Select-Object -Property LogfileName, MaxFileSize |

Format-Table -AutoSize

powershell-event-log-size-maximumsize

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