Tutorial updated to add options 3 and 4 to delete troubleshooting history via command prompt.

Hello @Brink,

As previously mentioned in the thread => How to Add or Remove Troubleshooters Toolbar on Taskbar in Windows 10, here is the batch script to delete EITHER or BOTH folders for the Trouble-Shooting History Details.

The first script includes a folder test to see if the folder actually exists before performing the process, whereas the second script runs without any check first [ any error is suppressed within the script ]. I think the second script will suffice.

Script 1:

Code:

@echo off
:: #########################################################################################################
:: # Title     : Clear Trouble-Shooting History Details                                                    #
:: # Created By: Paul Black at TenForums.com/members/paul-black.html                                       #
:: # Created In: November 2020                                                                             #
:: # Tutorial  : https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/94755-clear-troubleshooting-history-windows-10-a.html #
:: #########################################################################################################
title Clear Trouble-Shooting History Details - Written by Paul Black.
mode con: cols=80 lines=22 & color 17
set "params=%*"
cd /d "%~dp0" && ( if exist "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" del "%temp%\getadmin.vbs") && fsutil dirty query %systemdrive% 1>nul 2>nul || ( echo Set UAC = CreateObject^("Shell.Application"^) : UAC.ShellExecute "cmd.exe", "/k cd ""%~sdp0"" && %~s0 %params%", "", "runas", 1 >> "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" && "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" && Exit /b)
%windir%\system32\reg.exe query "HKU\S-1-5-19" 1>nul 2>nul || ( echo. & echo  ERROR: This Batch file MUST be run in an ELEVATED cmd prompt [ Administrator ] & echo. & echo         Right-click the Batch file and click ^<Run as administrator^>. & echo. & echo ^>Press ANY key to EXIT . . . & pause >nul & goto :Exit )

set "Folder_User=%LocalAppData%\Diagnostics"
set "Folder_Admin=%LocalAppData%\ElevatedDiagnostics"

:Options

echo. & echo  ==============================================================================
        echo  Clear Trouble-Shooting History Details.
        echo  ==============================================================================
echo. & echo  Options:
echo. & echo  [0] EXIT this Program.
echo. & echo  [1] Clear User          Details.
        echo  [2] Clear Administrator Details.
        echo  [3] Clear BOTH          Details.
echo. & echo  ==============================================================================
echo.

CHOICE /N /C 0123 /M ">Enter an Option:"
if %errorlevel%==4 goto Both
if %errorlevel%==3 goto Administrator
if %errorlevel%==2 goto User
if %errorlevel%==1 goto Exit
goto :Options

:User

if not exist "%Folder_User%" (
  echo. & echo  NO results available [ NO action taken ].
  echo. & echo ^>Press ANY key to return to the Options . . . & pause >nul & cls & goto :Options
) else (
  echo. & echo  Processing . . .
                rmdir /s /q "%Folder_User%" >nul 2>&1
          echo  Processing COMPLETE.
  echo. & echo ^>Press ANY key to return to the Options . . . & pause >nul & cls & goto :Options
)

:Administrator

if not exist "%Folder_Admin%" (
  echo. & echo  NO results available [ NO action taken ].
  echo. & echo ^>Press ANY key to return to the Options . . . & pause >nul & cls & goto :Options
) else (
  echo. & echo  Processing . . .
                rmdir /s /q "%Folder_Admin%" >nul 2>&1
          echo  Processing COMPLETE.
  echo. & echo ^>Press ANY key to return to the Options . . . & pause >nul & cls & goto :Options
)

:Both

echo. & echo  Processing . . .
              rmdir /s /q "%Folder_User%"  >nul 2>&1
              rmdir /s /q "%Folder_Admin%" >nul 2>&1
        echo  Processing COMPLETE.
echo. & echo ^>Press ANY key to return to the Options . . . & pause >nul & cls & goto :Options

:Exit

Script 2:

Code:

@echo off
:: #########################################################################################################
:: # Title     : Clear Trouble-Shooting History Details                                                    #
:: # Created By: Paul Black at TenForums.com/members/paul-black.html                                       #
:: # Created In: November 2020                                                                             #
:: # Tutorial  : https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/94755-clear-troubleshooting-history-windows-10-a.html #
:: #########################################################################################################
title Clear Trouble-Shooting History Details - Written by Paul Black.
mode con: cols=80 lines=22 & color 17
set "params=%*"
cd /d "%~dp0" && ( if exist "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" del "%temp%\getadmin.vbs") && fsutil dirty query %systemdrive% 1>nul 2>nul || ( echo Set UAC = CreateObject^("Shell.Application"^) : UAC.ShellExecute "cmd.exe", "/k cd ""%~sdp0"" && %~s0 %params%", "", "runas", 1 >> "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" && "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" && Exit /b)
%windir%\system32\reg.exe query "HKU\S-1-5-19" 1>nul 2>nul || ( echo. & echo  ERROR: This Batch file MUST be run in an ELEVATED cmd prompt [ Administrator ] & echo. & echo         Right-click the Batch file and click ^<Run as administrator^>. & echo. & echo ^>Press ANY key to EXIT . . . & pause >nul & goto :Exit )
set "Folder_User=%LocalAppData%\Diagnostics"
set "Folder_Admin=%LocalAppData%\ElevatedDiagnostics"

:Options

echo. & echo  ==============================================================================
        echo  Clear Trouble-Shooting History Details.
        echo  ==============================================================================
echo. & echo  Options:
echo. & echo  [0] EXIT this Program.
echo. & echo  [1] Clear User          Details.
        echo  [2] Clear Administrator Details.
        echo  [3] Clear BOTH          Details.
echo. & echo  ==============================================================================
echo.

CHOICE /N /C 0123 /M ">Enter an Option:"
if %errorlevel%==4 goto Both
if %errorlevel%==3 goto Administrator
if %errorlevel%==2 goto User
if %errorlevel%==1 goto Exit
goto :Options

:User

echo. & echo  Processing . . .
              rmdir /s /q "%Folder_User%" >nul 2>&1
        echo  Processing COMPLETE.
echo. & echo ^>Press ANY key to return to the Options . . . & pause >nul & cls & goto :Options

:Administrator

echo. & echo  Processing . . .
              rmdir /s /q "%Folder_Admin%" >nul 2>&1
        echo  Processing COMPLETE.
echo. & echo ^>Press ANY key to return to the Options . . . & pause >nul & cls & goto :Options

:Both

echo. & echo  Processing . . .
              rmdir /s /q "%Folder_User%"  >nul 2>&1
              rmdir /s /q "%Folder_Admin%" >nul 2>&1
        echo  Processing COMPLETE.
echo. & echo ^>Press ANY key to return to the Options . . . & pause >nul & cls & goto :Options
:Exit

EDIT: You may want to change . . .

Code:

echo. & echo ^>Press ANY key to return to the Options . . . & pause >nul & cls & goto :Options

. . . to . . .

Code:

echo. & echo ^>Press ANY key to EXIT . . . & pause >nul & cls & goto :Exit

I hope this helps!

Brink said:

Thanks @Brink. I don't know if you want to add it to the Tutorial?

Paul Black said:

Thanks @Brink. I don't know if you want to add it to the Tutorial?

I think I'm going to leave it here in the post for now for folks to play with and let us know which they like best, and then add it.

Brink said:

I think I'm going to leave it here in the post for now for folks to play with and let us know which they like best, and then add it.