This script can clear the windows log events. This would clear the log events on the event viewer. This event viewer contains the start up and processing errors.
It can be run in both as in system user and logged in user.
import os
import ctypes
class disable_file_system_redirection:
_disable = ctypes.windll.kernel32.Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection
_revert = ctypes.windll.kernel32.Wow64RevertWow64FsRedirection
def __enter__(self):
self.old_value = ctypes.c_long()
self.success = self._disable(ctypes.byref(self.old_value))
def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):
if self.success:
self._revert(self.old_value)
with disable_file_system_redirection():
out=os.popen("wmic nteventlog where filename='application' cleareventlog").read()
print out