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Adjusting Event Log Size and Retention Settings

This document discusses how to adjust event log size and retention settings in Windows. It provides instructions for configuring these settings manually through the Event Viewer administrative tool or by using Group Policy. The settings include maximum log size, whether to overwrite or clear logs manually, and how to configure these for the main Windows logs as well as other application and system logs. Group Policy methods are outlined for configuring settings through administrative templates and the registry.

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Adjusting Event Log Size and Retention Settings

This document discusses how to adjust event log size and retention settings in Windows. It provides instructions for configuring these settings manually through the Event Viewer administrative tool or by using Group Policy. The settings include maximum log size, whether to overwrite or clear logs manually, and how to configure these for the main Windows logs as well as other application and system logs. Group Policy methods are outlined for configuring settings through administrative templates and the registry.

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Adjusting Event Log Size and Retention


Settings

NOTE:

Manually
To configure the event log size and retention method

Start → Windows Administrative Tools Administrative


Tools → Event Viewer

Event Viewer tree → Windows Logs Security Properties

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Enable logging

Maximum log size

Do not overwrite events (Clear logs manually)


Overwrite events as needed (oldest events first)

NOTE: Maximum security log size


Group Policy Management
Computer Configuration → Policies → Windows Settings → Security Settings → Event Log

Windows Logs → Application

Windows Logs → System

Applications and Services Logs → Microsoft → Windows → TaskScheduler → Operational

NOTE:

Applications and Services Logs → Microsoft → Windows → DNS-Server → Audit

NOTE:

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Applications and Services Logs → AD FS →Admin

NOTE:

Using Group Policy

To configure settings for Application, System and Security event logs

Computer Configuration →
Policies → Administrative Templates → Windows Components → Event Log Service

Specify the maximum log file size

Overwrite as needed

To configure settings for other logs

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog
\<log_name> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Directory
Service

MaxSize

Computer → Preferences →
Windows Settings → Registry

Registry New → Registry Item

Properties General

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Action → Create

Hive → HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

Key Path MaxSize SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Directory


Service

MaxSize REG_DWORD

gpupdate /force

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