Powershell script to uninstall applications remotely spiceworks. Deploy the application, and then select the deployment action uninstall on the deployment settings page of the deploy software wizard. In the popup menu, click on the windows powershell admin option. Using the gui right click on the start button apps and features click the app in question uninstall. Using this i wrote a script that would prompt the user to enter a partial or full name of software you wanted to uninstall as it appeared in addremove. This option runs the standard uninstall command of the software, like in the programs and features module in control panel of windows. It was probably the best scriting tool ive ever worked with.
Using psexec to silently uninstall a package on a remote. Check if a program is installed or not by checking registry. Uninstall software powershell and wmi idera community. Uninstall a software with uninstallview uninstallview provides 3 option to uninstall a software. The uninstall task starts to run and immediately restarts the remote server in question to complete the uninstallation. Powershell trigger uninstall of a software update on a. When i execute remotely, through a pssession, i get a return code of 1603 and it fails to uninstall. To uninstall software using the method below, the software needs to have been installed using an msi file. Expecting them to use that method is out of the question as it is too complex andor detailed. The following wmiobject class helped me achieve the task in powershell. Stack overflow for teams is a private, secure spot for you and your coworkers to find and share information. Leave the default option only if needed and dont reboot checked.
Powershell makes it really easy to query the registry using getitemproperty. How to remotely uninstall and install a program using. Uninstalling software using powershell on a remote machine. Powershell script to uninstall applications remotely. To retrieve a list of software from remote computers. Aug 24, 2017 powershell script to uninstall software on remote computer powershell script to uninstall software on remote computer. You can remove standard programs using the powershell technology provided by the developers. Sccm and powershell force installuninstall of available software in software center through cimwmi on a remote client next post. May 09, 2012 the question is, what is the proper way to silently uninstall a package on a remote computer on the company network using psexec. Open an administrative command prompt on your machine where you have copied psexec.
Target computer must allow windows powershell remoting. 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. Jun 30, 2019 i found that i was doing the same thing over and over again so i decided to create a base script to allow me to feed it a software title and uninstall all instances. Using powershell to get a list of installed software from.
Check if a software is installed in remote machine. And with some powershell magic you can almost use it to do anything you like on a windows based computer only your imagination that will be the showstopper. For autodesk software prior 2014 versions you could use a powershell script to extract the uninstall strings out of the registry needed to remove the package. How to get, edit, create and delete registry keys with. Using powershell to run a program uninstall and installs. When installing remotely, use a universal naming convention unc network path to specify the path to the. The last step in the process is to uninstall the package. If a uac window appears after selecting powershell, press the yes button. Using powershell to uninstall and reinstall windows 10 apps. 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. Uninstall multiple autodesk software autocad autodesk. Script a deploys items to remote machines then executes script b on remote machines.
I already have the command to uninstall and install the software which i have been testing i just need help putting this altogether in a powershell script since i am in a bit of a time crunch and what would take be days to figure out a e. Use the uninstall method to remove the selected software. Lets figure out how to remove apps builtin windows 10. We have a dumb application that we have to use at work. How to remotely uninstall applications thanks to remoteexec. How to uninstall windows powershell microsoft community. In the list of tasks, click view installed updates. Apr 10, 2015 in this demo, you can see how to install and uninstall windows software remotely across a lanwan using emco remote installer version 5. Parameter postactions this is a scriptblock in which you can pass to the script that will execute any arbitrary commands youd like after the uninstall takes place. I have built in a function to the script to verify its running with elevated credentials so its not a uac problem.
How to uninstall software from remote pcs using the. 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. Script search for and uninstall software on remote or. How to uninstall programs using powershell life of a geek admin. Be aware that the uninstall on the remote machine is executed with system user, and some uninstallers might work improperly when running them remotely. May 05, 2019 the uninstall process is silent by design. Uninstallview view installed applications on windows 10. May 29, 2014 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. Powershell enables you to connect to a computers registry remotely and view it using winrm. In the example below, all software with display name autodesk will be shown and could be extracted to batch file. From the list, locate the app you wish to uninstall. Script can try to enable windows powershell remoting using microsoft sysinternals psexec with the paramenter enablepsremoting. The registry provider lets you access a hierarchical namespace that consists of registry keys and subkeys. Uninstall software remotely with wmic posted on february 23, 2019 by computertechblog here is a very useful command that will silently uninstall a remote application and reboot if required i ran this on 2012 r2 servers.
Winrm is enabled by default on windows server 20122016, but not on client operating systems. Script search for and uninstall software on remote or local. The software inventory view provides almost the same information that you can see in the windows programs and features, so the same way you can uninstall software from the windows programs and features, you can uninstall it remotely using remote installer. The removeservice cmdlet was introduced in powershell 6. Tim warner downgrading an installed windows powershell version. The scripting wife and i were lucky enough to attend the first powershell user group meeting in corpus christi, texas. Sccm and powershell maintenance script for software updates groups. Sep 18, 2019 there are five ready ways to uninstall software. Powershell will now launch in an elevated administrator mode. The odd thing is if i use powershell to uninstall citrix receiver updater. Im pulling out a timetested powershell function from my days on the service desk today. Uninstallview view installed applications on windows 10 8. Export list of installed software programs into csv file. It is crucial that all of the steps below are ran in an elevated powershell command window.
In fact, if you want powershell to display all of the various programs listed within the control panel, you can simply replace the program name with an asterisk. 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. For this, microsoft conveniently provides a cmdlet called uninstallpackage. I have a script to uninstall software on remote computers. The question is, what is the proper way to silently uninstall a package on a remote computer on the company network using psexec. Aug 03, 2015 open a powershell session and type the following command. The unc path to the remote computer can use either the netbios name or the fqdn. Said deployed script works when ran from a logged on admin. Using a build in uninstaller go to the folder where the product is installed, look for something like uninstall. Use powershell to find and uninstall software scripting blog. In the msi file field, set the share path where the msi package is stored and choose the uninstall operation. The installlocation property points to the location where the software installs. Learn how to use windows powershell to get software installation locations, and to uninstall software from remote computers.
Below is the powershell script to unstall the software application from the remote computer. Learn more uninstalling software using powershell on a remote machine. I can remotely uninstall each of those individually one by one and they all show as uninstalled besides citrix receiver updater. Check if a software is installed by using wmi query. To find a specific program installed on a remote computer. Script install software on multiple computers remotely. First of all, lets see how to get a list of installed programs on a remote computer. Powershell trigger uninstall of a software update on a remote computer 35 comments pingback.
How to uninstall autodesk products silently and remotely. Uninstall software remotely from cloud free tool action1. To get a complete list, powershell must enumerate each of these. How to remotely uninstall and install a program using powershell.
The removeservice cmdlet removes a windows service in the registry and in the service database. Powershell will list all of the currently installed windows 10 apps on the pc. Therefore, it is possible to uninstall software by using the command that is shown here. If psexec is not found on computer, script asks to the user for download it and extract in system folder. I also know that they can just rdp into the users box and uninstall software using their aforementioned elevated accounts. The company has released a new version of this application, and i am trying to write a windows powershell script to uninstall the old applicationthe. Exe then create a shortcut to it, edit the shortcut and add. Compliance items and compliance baselines in configmgr is so powerful. To do that, you need to use the invokecommand cmdlet. It queries the sccm clients wmi class for the product, finds the uninstall string and executes the uninstall string. 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. Using powershell to uninstall and reinstall windows 10. Script install software on multiple computers remotely with.
I know there is a way to remove software remotely using the cmd line and registry. Uninstall applications configuration manager microsoft docs. This free remote uninstall software tool will remotely uninstall software without using tools like psexec, dameware, uninstallview or running any powershell scripts to perform remote uninstallation. In the target computers, choose the systems on which you want to uninstall the concerned software. Jun 05, 2014 msiexec is a standard part of modern windows operating systems and is used whenever software is installed using an msi file. Now that we have a list of the programs installed find the one you want to remove and move on to the next step. So we have a list of our currently installed software. How to uninstall software from remote pcs using the command line. Sccm and powershell force installuninstall of available software in software center through cimwmi on a remote client how to code. Inside of the guid key contains all the information about that particular piece of software. To run uninstall software under a different user, follow these instructions.
Uninstall software remotely with wmic computertechblog. Using this i wrote a script that would prompt the user to enter a partial or full name of software you wanted to uninstall as it appeared in add remove. To take this opportunity, it is necessary to carry out the following set of actions. Mar 12, 2019 it uses powershell to perform the installation. How to uninstall software using powershell in windows 10.
Use powershell to find installed software scripting blog. This is handy for things specific to the software you are uninstalling. Sccm and powershell force installuninstall of available. Powershell script to install and uninstall software. Uninstall java or any other software with configmgr. The most useful option for remote computer is quiet uninstall because the software is uninstalled without displaying anything on the screen of the remote computer. How to uninstall programs using powershell life of a. On the programs tab of the properties dialog box, specify the command line to uninstall the application in the uninstall program field.
It also provides an extra column in the output which indicates the architecturex86 or x64 of the software. In the uninstall an update list, rightclick windows powershell tm 1. The user running the uninstall software executable or clicking the uninstall software action must have administrative privileges on the target machine. Registry entries and values are not components of that hierarchy. This script is updated recently to query 32bit as well as 64bit applications installed on remote computers. It is the wonkiest uninstall i have ever encountered. Powershell script to uninstall software on remote computer powershell script to uninstall software on remote computer. Nov 15, 20 the windows powershell registry provider lets you get, add, change, clear, and delete registry keys, entries, and values in windows powershell. May 22, 2016 powershell script to uninstall software remotely.
Powershell script to uninstall software on remote computer. Contribute to techibee powershell development by creating an account on github. Mar 20, 2015 enable or disable the windows powershell v2 engine in windows 8. This video demonstrates how to select deployment target pcs. It works similar to using wmic to uninstall software remotely wmic silent uninstall, but provides a convenient and centralize way of managing. Its time to uninstall a application using powershell. Sure it is an old script, but there aint a faster way to get a realtime list of installed software using powershell, guaranteed. Jun 09, 2014 once in a while, i have to check for installed software and uninstall software for maintenance. Feb 14, 2020 uninstall software in windows 10 via powershell. Here i will show how you can uninstall software using wmi and compliance items in sccm. Working with software installations powershell microsoft docs. Getappxpackage select name, packagefullname and press enter. Each software entry is typically defined by the software s globally unique identifier guid. If you dont have a software deployment tool, such as pdq deployment, uninstalling programs from a remote computer could be quite painful.
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