Remove-Event - PowerShell command help and examples

Deletes events from the event queue. (Remove-Event)

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 NAME
 
    Remove-Event 

 SYNOPSIS
 
    Deletes events from the event queue. 

 SYNTAX
 
    Remove-Event [-EventIdentifier] <int> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>] 

    Remove-Event [-SourceIdentifier] <string> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>] 

 DESCRIPTION
 
    The Remove-Event cmdlet deletes events from the event queue in the current session. 

    This cmdlet deletes only the events currently in the queue. To cancel event registrations or unsubscribe, use the Unregister-Event cmdlet. 

 PARAMETERS
 
    -EventIdentifier <int> 
        Deletes only the event with the specified event identifier. An EventIdentifier or SourceIdentifier parameter is required in every command. 

        Required?                    true 
        Position?                    1 
        Default value                None 
        Accept pipeline input?       true (ByPropertyName) 
        Accept wildcard characters?  false 

    -SourceIdentifier <string> 
        Deletes only the events with the specified source identifier. Wildcards are not permitted. An EventIdentifier or SourceIdentifier parameter is required in every command. 

        Required?                    true 
        Position?                    1 
        Default value                None 
        Accept pipeline input?       false 
        Accept wildcard characters?  false 

    -Confirm [<SwitchParameter>] 
        Prompts you for confirmation before executing the command. 

        Required?                    false 
        Position?                    named 
        Default value 
        Accept pipeline input?       false 
        Accept wildcard characters?  false 

    -WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>] 
        Describes what would happen if you executed the command without actually executing the command. 

        Required?                    false 
        Position?                    named 
        Default value 
        Accept pipeline input?       false 
        Accept wildcard characters?  false 

    <CommonParameters> 
        This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, 
        ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, 
        OutBuffer and OutVariable. For more information, type, 
        "get-help about_commonparameters". 

 INPUTS
 
    System.Management.Automation.PSEventArgs 
        You can pipe events from Get-Event to Remove-Event. 

 OUTPUTS
 
    None 
        The cmdlet does not generate any output. 

 NOTES
 

        Events, event subscriptions, and the event queue exist only in the current session. If you close the current session, the event queue is discarded and the event subscription is canceled. 

 Examples
    
EXAMPLE 1
 

    C:\PS>remove-event -sourceIdentifier "ProcessStarted"

     Description
 
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    This command deletes events with a source identifier of "Process Started" from the event queue. 

    
EXAMPLE 2
 

    C:\PS>remove-event -eventIdentifier 30 

     Description
 
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    This command deletes the event with an event ID of 30 from the event queue. 

    
EXAMPLE 3
 

    C:\PS>get-event | remove-event 

     Description
 
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    This command deletes all events from the event queue. 

RELATED LINKS 
    Online version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135247 
    Register-ObjectEvent 
    Register-EngineEvent 
    Register-WmiEvent 
    Unregister-Event 
    Get-Event 
    New-Event 
    Remove-Event 
    Wait-Event 

C:\Windows>powershell get-help Get-EventSubscriber -full 

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