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Clear "Cryptographic Services" diagnostic traces

This script removes specific files associated with the "Cryptographic Services". The files include: "%SYSTEMROOT%\\System32\\catroot2\\dberr.txt" • "%SYSTEMROOT%\\System32\\catroot2.log" • "%SYSTEMROOT%\\System32\\catroot2.jrs" • "%SYSTEMROOT%\\System32\\catroot2.edb" • "%SYSTEMROOT%\\System32\\catroot2.chk" The "Cryptographic Services" ("CryptSvc") service manages services such as key management for the computer. This service is used by different features, including Windows Updates. There is no official d...

Clear logs for pending/unsuccessful file rename operations

This script is used to clear the log files created by Windows whenever there are pending file rename operations that are not successfully completed. The logged operations might include renaming, moving or deleting a file that is currently in use.

Clear logs generated by Disk Cleanup Tool ("cleanmgr.exe")

This script is used to clear the log files generated by the Disk Cleanup Tool (cleanmgr.exe). These logs are generated when the Disk Cleanup Tool is used to free up disk space. Log files for this tool are stored in "C:\\Windows\\System32\\LogFiles\\setupcln\\". Erasing these logs can enhance user privacy by removing traces of the cleanup process. These logs are known to be used in forensic analysis.

Clear Server-initiated Healing Events system logs

These are logs related to Windows Update. It stores event trace log (ETL) files. While the logs are largely technical, like many diagnostic logs, there's a potential for some data that could be considered personally identifiable information (PII), such as usernames or machine names, to be included. From a forensic standpoint, they offer valuable data for reconstructing system events related to software updates : any that were automatically remediated. when reconstructing events leading up to a p...

Clear Windows setup logs

This script configures Windows using Batch (batchfile). It runs ":: Delete files matching pattern:...".

Clear Windows update files

This script clears the contents of the "%SYSTEMROOT%\\SoftwareDistribution\\" directory. This action is sometimes called resetting the Windows Update Agent or resetting Windows Update components by Microsoft. This directory contains Windows Update files. It includes logs of Windows updates, downloaded updates, and database files related to the updates. Over time, the size of this folder can increase, leading to potential disk space issues. Clearing this directory can help free up disk space. T...

Clear Windows update installation logs

This script is used to clear the log files created during the Windows update installation process. This includes both the actions log ("setupact.log") and the error log ("setuperr.log"). These files contains information about initializing setup and typically used if setup fails to launch.