During installation and setup the PRTG routine creates a sub-category in Windows Event Log automatically, yet does not remove this .evtx file during any automatic or manual uninstallation process. And since Event Logs (.evtx files) are automatically run at Windows 11 start up alongside the Event Viewer and have critical system dependencies that have to run for Windows to run, the service cannot be stopped without manual intervention, rebooting, running a compromised startup with a lot of failures, etc. Yet even after doing all of that and manually force deleting the PRTG .evtx file inside the system folder for Event Viewer, it re-creates itself after a reboot. I've included a link to a PNG that demonstrates exactly what I am talking about inside Event Viewer. There is no method to remove this thing that I can find and honestly it is bugging the crap out of me now.
Windows Event Log leftovers after uninstall
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