It queries the sccm clients wmi class for the product, finds the uninstall string and executes the uninstall string. 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. I have built in a function to the script to verify its running with elevated credentials so its not a uac problem. The question is, what is the proper way to silently uninstall a package on a remote computer on the company network using psexec. You can remove standard programs using the powershell technology provided by the developers. Powershell script to uninstall software on remote computer. I know there is a way to remove software remotely using the cmd line and registry. 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 uninstall autodesk products silently and remotely using batch scripts. Jun 05, 2014 msiexec is a standard part of modern windows operating systems and is used whenever software is installed using an msi file. To help guide you through the process of fixing a broken windows 10 app, we will be using powershell commandlets to uninstall and reinstall an app. 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. Target computer must allow windows powershell remoting. Compliance items and compliance baselines in configmgr is so powerful.
The first notice is that a windows 10 app should not be uninstalled without reason. Using the gui right click on the start button apps and features click the app in question uninstall. In the uninstall an update list, rightclick windows powershell tm 1. How to uninstall programs using powershell life of a geek admin. The member didnt provide the whole script, but basically the primary function was to initiate a uninstall of an application in software center. Uninstalling software using powershell on a remote machine. Here i will show how you can uninstall software using wmi and compliance items in sccm. 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.
Tim warner downgrading an installed windows powershell version. We have a dumb application that we have to use at work. It was probably the best scriting tool ive ever worked with. Powershell trigger uninstall of a software update on a remote computer 35 comments pingback. 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. Script search for and uninstall software on remote or local. But while using the control panel to uninstall an application works fine. But the problem with it is, it only retrieves the installed applications via msi, however, this wmi class might not list all the installed softwares that show in add or remove programs, appwiz. Uninstall applications configuration manager microsoft docs. Uninstall a software with uninstallview uninstallview provides 3 option to uninstall a software. However, i have two java packages, java 8 update and java auto updater, on my machine. Since this is a standard deployment method for most commercial packages, this should not be too problematic. 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.
To find a specific program installed on a remote computer. 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 problem is that i need to find. Guest blogger, marc carter, reprises his popular blog post about locating installed software microsoft scripting guy, ed wilson, is here. To take this opportunity, it is necessary to carry out the following set of actions. Use powershell to find and uninstall software scripting blog. Feb 14, 2020 uninstall software in windows 10 via powershell. Using powershell to run a program uninstall and installs. Sccm and powershell force installuninstall of available software in software center through cimwmi on a remote client next post. How to uninstall programs using powershell life of a. In the interest of keeping things simple, im going to show you how to use powershell to remove an application from a single pc. Uninstall software remotely with wmic computertechblog. This option runs the standard uninstall command of the software, like in the programs and features module in control panel of windows. Now that we have a list of the programs installed find the one you want to remove and move on to the next step.
How to uninstall windows powershell microsoft community. Uninstall software is an action you can run from a windows computers lansweeper webpage and that allows you to remotely uninstall software from the machine. Uninstall software remotely from cloud free tool action1. How can i uninstall an application using powershell. How to uninstall autodesk products silently and remotely. Nov 15, 20 the windows powershell registry provider lets you get, add, change, clear, and delete registry keys, entries, and values in windows powershell.
To retrieve a list of software from remote computers. Exe then create a shortcut to it, edit the shortcut and add. Using psexec to silently uninstall a package on a remote. Lets figure out how to remove apps builtin windows 10. Mar 20, 2015 enable or disable the windows powershell v2 engine in windows 8. In the uninstall an update list, rightclick windows powershelltm 1. 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. Enable or disable the windows powershell v2 engine in windows 8. It works similar to using wmic to uninstall software remotely wmic silent uninstall, but provides a convenient and centralize way of managing. I also know that they can just rdp into the users box and uninstall software using their aforementioned elevated accounts. How to uninstall software from remote pcs using the command line. Registry entries and values are not components of that hierarchy. 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. Using powershell to uninstall and reinstall windows 10.
A member on the technet forums asked a question why a certain powershell script was not working on virtual machines, but it worked on physical. If you dont have a software deployment tool, such as pdq deployment, uninstalling programs from a remote computer could be quite painful. However, this technique can easily be adapted for multiple machines. First of all, lets see how to get a list of installed programs on a remote computer. Use powershell to find installed software scripting blog. Script install software on multiple computers remotely with. Powershell script to install and uninstall software. This video demonstrates how to select deployment target pcs. One of them team fortress 2 uses an anti cheat system that is blocking my access to legitimate servers for the game, apparently because powershell is one of many programs that can interfere with the processing of the anticheat system. It is listed in the add remove programs of the control panel as tightvnc 2. When installing remotely, use a universal naming convention unc network path to specify the path to the. Winrm is enabled by default on windows server 20122016, but not on client operating systems. May 22, 2016 powershell script to uninstall software remotely. Using powershell to uninstall and reinstall windows 10 apps.
Open a powershell session and type the following command. Uninstalling windows powershell microsoft community. Learn how to use windows powershell to get software installation locations, and to uninstall software from remote computers hey, scripting guy. In this demo, you can see how to install and uninstall windows software remotely across a lanwan using emco remote installer version 5.
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. I can remotely uninstall each of those individually one by one and they all show as uninstalled besides citrix receiver updater. Expecting them to use that method is out of the question as it is too complex andor detailed. Using a build in uninstaller go to the folder where the product is installed, look for something like uninstall. The uninstall task starts to run and immediately restarts the remote server in question to complete the uninstallation. Mar 12, 2019 it uses powershell to perform the installation. If psexec is not found on computer, script asks to the user for download it and extract in system folder. Script can try to enable windows powershell remoting using microsoft sysinternals psexec with the paramenter enablepsremoting. Powershell script to uninstall software on remote computer powershell script to uninstall software on remote computer.
In the popup menu, click on the windows powershell admin option. 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. Get the list of installed softwares on remote computers. Powershell script to uninstall applications remotely. 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 script to uninstall software on remote computer com powershell script to uninstall software on remote.
How to uninstall software using powershell in windows 10. Powershell executing a script on a remote machine giving errorr. I understand that when i run my script on such a mac. Sccm and powershell maintenance script for software updates groups. The below block of script will take a computer name, your username and password, connect to the remote computer. How to uninstall a program remotely that is not a wmiobject. 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. On the programs tab of the properties dialog box, specify the command line to uninstall the application in the uninstall program field. Deploy the application, and then select the deployment action uninstall on the deployment settings page of the deploy software wizard. Remote uninstall software via powershell super user. Anyone have any ideas about uninstalling software through powershellwhy the hell this isnt working. 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.
Sccm and powershell force installuninstall of available. Uninstall software powershell and wmi idera community. In the example below, all software with display name autodesk will be shown and could be extracted to batch file. Running the uninstall software action home kb articles actions running the uninstall software action uninstall software is an action you can run from a windows computers lansweeper webpage and that allows you to remotely uninstall software from the machine. Home kb articles actions running the uninstall software action. It gets a list of programs from a remote computer, then allows you to select an application and uninstall it with the uninstall string in the registry.
Uninstall applications configuration manager microsoft. Script search for and uninstall software on remote or. Aug 03, 2015 open a powershell session and type the following command. Powershell will now launch in an elevated administrator mode. Below is the powershell script to unstall the software application from the remote computer. Powershell trigger uninstall of a software update on a. Jan 12, 2018 while it may solve problems for games on the windows 10 store, i get my games on steam. How to uninstall software from remote pcs using the. 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. Script install software on multiple computers remotely. Before we begin, there are two notices to be aware of. If a uac window appears after selecting powershell, press the yes button.
It is the wonkiest uninstall i have ever encountered. How to remotely uninstall and install a program using powershell. Learn how to use windows powershell to get software installation locations, and to uninstall software from remote computers. Uninstall software remotely jackie chens it workshop. To uninstall software using the method below, the software needs to have been installed using an msi file.
Aug 24, 2017 powershell script to uninstall software on remote computer powershell script to uninstall software on remote computer. The odd thing is if i use powershell to uninstall citrix receiver updater. 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. So we have a list of our currently installed software. Some of us may not use the xbox app, but other windows 10. Its time to uninstall a application using powershell. May 05, 2019 the uninstall process is silent by design. Looking back a couple years ago to my previous post, use powershell to quickly find installed software, i find it interesting to reflect on common issues shared amongst the it. Ive had numerous problems with the program known as windows powershell that has been installed by default on my computer. In the list of tasks, click view installed updates. I started wondering how hard it could be to actually accomplish this, these are my findings. How to remotely uninstall and install a program using. Marc carter is joining us again today with another guest blog post.