This post provides a PowerShell solution for removing MSMQ queues while preserving specific ones. I reference a prior tutorial on queue deletion and explain how to apply regex filtering to the process.
PowerShell Script
The core command leverages the System.Messaging namespace:
[System.Messaging.MessageQueue]::GetPrivateQueuesByMachine("LOCALHOST") | % {".\\" + $_.QueueName} | ? {$_ -notmatch "error|audit"} | % {[System.Messaging.MessageQueue]::Delete($_); }Protected Queues
The script preserves queues matching these patterns:
- audit
- audit.log
- error
- error.log
This approach prevents disruption to ServiceControl's data import functionality by maintaining the error and audit queue infrastructure.