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1.	Open Event Viewer
2.	In the console tree, click the log you want to change.
3.	On the Action menu, click Properties.
4.	On the General tab, in Maximum log size, specify the new log size in kilobytes.
5.	To put the new setting in effect, click Clear Log. If you want to retain the information currently in the log, click Yes when a message appears asking if you want to save the original log before clearing it, and then click OK.

•	To open Event Viewer, click Start, click Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Event Viewer.
•	You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group to change the size of an event log.

Reset an event log to default settings

Set event logging options

Filter events in an event log

Specify a sort order in an event log

Event Viewer overview