Public/Clear-FontCache.ps1
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.SYNOPSIS Clears user font cache files located in "C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\" .NOTES Author: Tom de Leeuw Website: https://ucsystems.nl / https://tech-tom.com #> function Clear-FontCache { begin { # Verify if running as Administrator Assert-RunAsAdministrator # Start timer $StopWatch = [System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch]::StartNew() # Get disk space for comparison afterwards $Before = Get-DiskSpace # Location of FontCache files $Folder = "C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\" # Grab only the user cache files $Filter = "FontCache-S-*.dat" # Parameters for Get-ChildItem and Remove-Item $CommonParams = @{ Recurse = $true Force = $true ErrorAction = 'SilentlyContinue' WarningAction = 'SilentlyContinue' } } process { try { Write-Verbose 'Stopping Font Cache service...' Get-Service -Name 'fontcache' | Stop-Service } catch { Write-Warning $_ } if (Test-Path -Path $Folder) { try { Write-Verbose "Cleaning directory: $($Folder)" Get-ChildItem -Path $Folder -Filter $Filter @CommonParams | Remove-Item @CommonParams Write-Information "Finished removing font cache files." } catch { Write-Warning $_ } } try { Write-Verbose 'Starting Font Cache service...' Get-Service -Name 'fontcache' | Start-Service } catch { Write-Warning $_ } } end { New-CleanupReport -Name "FontCache" } } |