Search for and uninstall software on remote or local computer via powershell this script searches for and attempts to uninstall a piece of software by product name. While microsoft did purchase their company, the sysinternals tools remain free to use and are continually updated by their creators. Remove printers from command line or script in windows. This blog post will describe how you can remove all deployments for an application in configmgr 2012 sp1. Just enter the application name in the script and run it with admin privileges. Uninstall software remotely jackie chen microsoft, scripting august 3, 2011 1 minute i will need to remove a software from more than 30 windows 2003 servers once i confirmed it has the memory leaking bug. Powershell script to install and uninstall software. Get list of installed software programs using powershell. How do you uninstall software through gpo that was not. Next, get the signin name of the account for which you want remove a license, also known as the user principal name upn. How to use group policy to remotely install software in.
Since were currently deploying full patched operating system os images, we didnt really have any machines to test deploying software updates with. Some of the functions are designed to eliminate possible errors from hosts being offline, or. To use this script you will require software name which is located in your registry. A run through on how to remove network printers from a command line, dos prompt or a script.
But if you are working in infrastructure management team, you need to frequently check the list of installed software, so the powershell script will be very useful to list installed application. Powershell script to uninstall software on remote computer powershell script to uninstall software on remote. Obtain the uninstall string and msi guid this script gets the uninstall string of any software installed. The script has worked in most cases, but we recommend checking after the script run that you have the three folders removed in c. So, i do not think i can remove this software now using group policy because it was not installed via group. It queries the sccm clients wmi class for the product, finds the uninstall string and executes the uninstall string. After you uninstall the client you may check our sccm client installation comprehensive guide. Uninstalling software via startup script in ad server fault. How to properly remove a printer on windows 10 windows. In fact, if you want powershell to display all of the various programs. If you need information or support for mcafee consumer or small business products, visit com. I just need to uninstall it period across all of these machines.
Remove licenses from user accounts with office 365. How to uninstall software using the command line in linux. Psexec is one of the command line tools originally made available by the geniuses at sysinternals. How to uninstall programs using powershell powershell is just one of those tools for windows that continues to get better and better in uses you find on a day to day basis.
A batch command to uninstall,upgrade or install an application. How to remove internet explorer on windows 10 windows. Its using uninstallstring in the registry to remove the software which is a lot stable than wmic. Seriously though, unless the software supports an automated uninstall youre looking at getting into hackery. This is a particularly useful option when managing multiple computers and you want to create. The only preinstalled apps i have included to stay in my current script im working on are listed in my photo below, but the problem still remains as i have unwanted tiles listed in start i would like remove via a script so that could be included in the final one im working on. It then obtains the uninstall string of the same softwareapplication. Script search for and uninstall software on remote or.
Or, is there a script that will just flat out uninstall the program regardless without the concern for the x86program original install location. To uninstall microsoft windows installer msi based software remotely you can use a startup script with msiexec. You can obviously scale this down to run against a single pc. Uninstall software on remote computers via group policy. Perhaps the most easiest way would be to use the built in cmdlet removecmdeployment, but i thought it would be fun to do it with wmi and see what happens behind the scenes.
Add or remove windows features via command prompt or. I took the sophos software as an example but you should get the idea. If the software was installed in a msi format you can deploy a powershell script to all machines via gpo thatll uninstall the software. Powershell is microsofts scripting language based around the. Powershell script to uninstall software on remote computer com powershell script to uninstall software on remote. This article applies only to mcafee business and enterprise products. How do you uninstall software through gpo that was not installed by gpo. But while using the control panel to uninstall an application works fine. Next, list the license plans for your tenant with this command. I doesnt seem like an issue with the k task, but rather the software youre trying to uninstall.
How to uninstall programs using powershell life of a geek admin. The script works on windows xp per default not for windows server 2003 missing some wmi classes. Unwanted apps in start, need help with script solved. Run the script using a user account who has the privilege to uninstall softwares.
I purposely chose not to use the powershell app deployment toolkit because, although very powerful, i find that nearly every piece of software is different and i would have had to customize it too much. Below is the powershell script to unstall the software application from the remote computer. This contains the command to execute to uninstall the program. You need proper credentials to run the script on the remote computer. First youll get a popup if the software entry was found.
How to uninstall programs using powershell life of a. First of all find out your software package id number. If you need to remove software from a remote machine you can do so using a combination of psexec and msiexec. How to remotely uninstall and install a program using. Just copy the f3f186127b5d4c0586c9ab50f6f71727 from the package you want gone into the script. How to uninstall software from remote pcs using the. Solved uninstalling software silently over the network software. Heres a howto on one method that can be done via command line. When you do this, you will get an object back for each piece of software thats. But i had it set to run against a large number of pcs. Sometimes we will have to uninstall a program or software in automated way which does not require.
If youve installed software from the ubuntu software repositories using the ubuntu software center, you can use the ubuntu software center to uninstall that software as well. What i cannot do is just get window to uninstall x application via a script for 32 or 64 bit machines. How to remove enterprise products using the command prompt. Wouldnt it be awesome to create a script to automate this for many or even one system. How to use group policy to remotely install software in windows server 2008 and in windows server 2003.
In this script, you need to give the ip address or the computer name of the target system, in whihc yuo are going to uninstall the software. Finally, specify the user signin and license plan names, remove the. However, if youre more comfortable using the command line, well show you an easy way to see whats installed on your system and uninstall programs. This script is handy in case of new installations, datacentre or machine migration when the administrator is required to uninstall multiple softwares or applications. A vbscript script will help you to uninstall the require program. Run the script either at log on or off or just have it as a shortcut. We can find the list of installed programs and third party software products through control panels add or remove programs ui.
To start troubleshooting i would add the logging option to parameter field or to your script if you are using a batch and then go through the log to see where its failing. This script reads the name of each softwareapplication to be uninstalled, from the file uninstalllist. Powershell script to uninstall software on remote computer. I found wmic can only uninstall a few applications e. Introduction recently, i had the need to remove software updates from windows servers in order to test out patching functionality in system center configuration manager sccm configmgr. Printing 102 how to properly remove a printer on windows 10 if youre no longer using a particular printer, you can use this guide to remove it from your device in five different ways. View, add or remove windows features via powershell. Solved uninstall a program via powershell spiceworks. How to create a script via batch file that will uninstall.
There is an antivirus package that exists on most of our machines that needs to be removed. Describes how to use group policy to remotely install software in windows server 2008 and windows server 2003. Windows 7 thread, uninstall program via bat or gpo in technical. How to remove desktop programs and modern apps, in windows. Its mainly used for administering and configuring local and remote systems and you can also use it for the same task of viewing, adding or. If you have software you need to uninstall via a script there are six easy ways to go about it. How to create a script via batch file that will uninstall a program if it. Remove all deployments for an application in configmgr.
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