I have a script to uninstall software on remote computers. How to get installed software list with version numbers using. Said deployed script works when ran from a logged on admin. Oct 15, 2019 install software using powershell in windows 10 subscribe for more. Parameter killprocess one or more process names to attempt to kill prior to software uninstall. Great way to save time and not needing to actually go in to software center on a remote machine when you want to perform a install or uninstall of a specific appl. Script install software on multiple computers remotely with. The list below provides a way to uninstall an app when the button is not active. Administrative context choice, the auto mode box checked and the reboot option unchecked.
Inside of the guid key contains all the information about that particular piece of software. Type the following command to view all the apps installed in your device and press enter. Dec 14, 2011 the installlocation property points to the location where the software installs. Script function to installuninstall applications in. To uninstall da from an entry point, use the removedaentrypoint cmdlet.
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 preinstalled apps in windows 10 using. Using powershell, you can easily uninstall individual apps in windows 10. I know there is a way to remove software remotely using the cmd line and registry. In this example we will create a variable called app in define the wmi call to run the same command we did earlier to get the list but use whereobject does a match to the exact program to uninstall.
Each of the methods mentioned above can also be used to check software installed on other machines in the same network. If psexec is not found on computer, script asks to the user for download it and extract in system folder. In the above command, change the packagefullname to the full package name in the previous uninstall. Powershell function to install and uninstall applications in software center on remote computer with the help of cim. Powershell makes it really easy to query the registry using getitemproperty. Script can try to enable windows powershell remoting using microsoft sysinternals psexec with the paramenter enablepsremoting. So some manual task is involved to completely clean up the removal procedure. Uninstall software remotely with wmic computertechblog. Nov 15, 20 the windows powershell registry provider lets you get, add, change, clear, and delete registry keys, entries, and values in windows powershell. Using powershell to uninstall and reinstall windows 10 apps. The preferred method is to use the uninstall button when it is active. To uninstall software using the method below, the software needs to have been installed using an msi file. Validated by running this, as a admin on the localhost and those creds are in the local admin group on the remote host, on one of my lab machines.
This is the part where wrapping the uninstall command with powershell comes in really handy. Tim warner downgrading an installed windows powershell version. Powershell scripts to installuninstall office 20 products. Marc carter is joining us again today with another guest blog post. To start, search for powershell in your start menu, rightclick on it and select the option run as administrator. 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. Jan 07, 2020 search for powershell, rightclick the result, and click the run as administrator option. If you need to remove a certain application from a collection of pcs, then it is likely going to be easier done using powershell. How to remotely uninstall and install a program using powershell. 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.
Powershell script to uninstall software on remote computer com powershell script to uninstall software on remote. Using powershell to get a list of installed software from. This is very fast if you just know the name of the program you want to. Check if a program is installed or not by checking registry. Hello, i have been looking for a way to get the list of all applications in add remove programs or programs and features. Learn how to use windows powershell to get software installation locations, and to uninstall software from remote computers. How to uninstall windows powershell microsoft community. If you want to see all the windows apps installed in the computer type the following command and press enter. Using remoteexec, we can start a file execution action with the uninstaller file path c.
You have remote employees with computers not connected to your corporate network at all times. This script is updated recently to query 32bit as well as 64bit applications installed on remote computers. 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. Mar 12, 2019 it uses powershell to perform the installation. 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. 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. Script a deploys items to remote machines then executes script b on remote machines. Learn how to use windows powershell to get software installation locations, and to uninstall software from remote computers hey, scripting guy. How to uninstall programs using powershell life of a. Sep 30, 2012 hello, i wish to uninstall the windows powershell 1.
Winrm is enabled by default on windows server 20122016, but not on client operating systems. Using powershell to uninstall and reinstall windows 10. How to remotely uninstall applications thanks to remoteexec. Parameter preactions this is a scriptblock in which you can pass to the script that will execute any arbitrary commands youd like before the uninstall takes place. 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. Below is the powershell script to unstall the software application from the remote computer. 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. Hello there, i am a beginner at powershell and i attempting to write a script to retrieve uninstall software. To find a specific program installed on a remote computer. Install software using powershell in windows 10 youtube. The odd thing is if i use powershell to uninstall citrix receiver updater. 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. Powershell script to uninstall applications remotely.
Script install software on multiple computers remotely. Using psexec to silently uninstall a package on a remote. How to uninstall programs using powershell life of a geek admin. Mar 20, 2015 enable or disable the windows powershell v2 engine in windows 8. The reason it was written as below is because it modifies the msi to uninstall without intervention, which is not always the default case when using the native uninstall string. Copy the command for the app you want to remove from the list below and paste it into the powershell window. It also provides an extra column in the output which indicates the architecturex86 or x64 of the software. In the above command, change the packagefullname to the full package name in the previous uninstall section. If you dont have a software deployment tool, such as pdq deployment, uninstalling programs from a remote computer could be quite painful. Remotely install software using wmi and powershell. Mar 08, 2019 timely updating the software installed in the company and installing the required patches is one of the important tasks, the implementation of which allows you to avoid various software malfunctions, as well as to ensure an adequate level of security.
Now that we have a list of the programs installed find the one you want to remove and move on to the next step. You can use a foreach loop to run the uninstall code against multiple items. How to get all applications listed in addremove programs. With its new quarterly feature builds and modern design. It would then search the uninstall key in the registry, locate the uninstallstring, parse out the product code and then run msiexec xproduct code. Next ill show you what i did on one of my test computers. The technique that i just showed you is the generally accepted way of removing applications from a windows desktop using powershell. How to uninstall apps using powershell on windows 10. I tried your script looking for a way to uninstall dell system detect to build a login script to remote machines. Since this is a standard deployment method for most commercial packages, this should not be too. Export list of installed software programs into csv file. It will then check for the presence of a folder path and if so run a specific program, if it is not present continue on with the next program and old this complete will then install the 3 and file program. How to uninstall software using powershell in windows 10. Using powershell to uninstall applications enhansoft.
The below block of script will take a computer name, your username and password, connect to the remote computer. When i execute remotely, through a pssession, i get a return code of 1603 and it fails to uninstall. Quick tip using powershell to quickly uninstall software. We have a dumb application that we have to use at work.
Check if a software is installed in remote machine. Each software entry is typically defined by the software s globally unique identifier guid. I can remotely uninstall each of those individually one by one and they all show as uninstalled besides citrix receiver updater. In the interest of keeping things simple, im going to show you how to use powershell to remove an application from a single pc.
Remote uninstall software via powershell super user. How to uninstall software from remote pcs using the. Aug 03, 2015 open a powershell session and type the following command. The uninstall task starts to run and immediately restarts the remote server in question to complete the uninstallation. Launch an elevated powershell right click run as administrator. If you want to remotely enable remote desktop rdp on the remote host server or computer, but you have not access to the local device console, we will show you how to do it by using powershell.
Powershell script to uninstall software on remote computer powershell script to uninstall software on remote computer. I am trying to figure out how to uninstall a package using a guid on a remote computer using psexec. This command will remove sccm agent from a client but leaves some files and registry keys behind. Sure it is an old script, but there aint a faster way to get a realtime list of installed software using powershell, guaranteed. I also know that they can just rdp into the users box and uninstall software using their aforementioned elevated accounts. Uninstall software remotely jackie chens it workshop.
How to remotely enable remote desktop rdp using powershell. But while using the control panel to uninstall an application works fine most of the time, the process isnt exactly scalable. I dont want to go into details on that because there is a multitude of information on this topic already. Search for powershell, rightclick the result, and click the run as administrator option. Uninstalling software using powershell on a remote machine. If the application is not installed by msi it does not work. Windows 10 is microsoft latest and greatest operating system. I want to do this silently, so that the remote client does not see anything. To do this, the winrm service windows remote management must be enabled on the remote computer. Mar 31, 2020 get a list of installed software remotely. Ive looked up forum after forum, and im struggling to automate deinstallation.
If you create a list of all the computer names in your network, you can use the methods below within a foreach loop to return results from more than a single remote pc. Feb 14, 2020 consider using action1 to uninstall software remotely if. 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. In this blog post i am going to play with wmi objects on the local computer and on remote computers. The registry provider lets you access a hierarchical namespace that consists of registry keys and subkeys. Uninstalling sccm agent using powershell experts blog. You need to perform this action on multiple hundreds or even thousands computers simultaneously. Learn how to uninstall and reinstall windows 10 apps and resolve all errors. As great as the operating system is, it has its faults specifically with the builtin windows 10 apps. Its time to uninstall a application using powershell. Guest blogger, marc carter, reprises his popular blog post about locating installed software microsoft scripting guy, ed wilson, is here. Msiexec is a standard part of modern windows operating systems and is used whenever software is installed using an msi file. It is the wonkiest uninstall i have ever encountered.
Target computer must allow windows powershell remoting. 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. Open a powershell session and type the following command. To get a complete list, powershell must enumerate each of these keys, read each registry value and parse through the. If you want to do an inventory of all installed software in your active directory domain, then keep on reading my post. Therefore, it is possible to uninstall software by using the command that is shown here. Use powershell to find and uninstall software scripting blog. Expecting them to use that method is out of the question as it is too complex andor detailed. Help with script for uninstalling software ive read on here from different posts about using wmi in powershell for uninstalling software is a bad idea, so im trying to figure out how to do it using the uninstall string in the registry. Powershell query installed software on remote computers. Use powershell to find installed software scripting blog. 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. Powershell script to uninstall software on remote computer. Jun 23, 2015 powershell scripts to install uninsta ll office 20 products using gpo two powershell scripts that will install or uninstall microsoft office products using user definied office installation configuration files.
Removing many programs at once with the foreach loop. Using powershell to get a list of installed software from a. Check if a software is installed by using wmi query. Powershell script to install and uninstall software. Second, create a package and program for your command line. In the uninstall an update list, rightclick windows powershell tm 1. However, this technique can easily be adapted for multiple machines. At this point you can use your favorite editor and create a script or use the powershell ise to test out your command.
Check if a software program is installed using powershell. How can i uninstall an application using powershell. How to remotely uninstall and install a program using. Use the uninstall method to remove the selected software. How to uninstall apps using powershell solved windows 10. Uninstall software powershell and wmi idera community. Aug 24, 2017 powershell script to uninstall software on remote computer powershell script to uninstall software on remote computer. A quick tutiorial how to detect applications, find installkeys, and using the outcome to uninstall software easily. So we have a list of our currently installed software. Either in a cmd window running as an admin or a script running as an admin msiexec quiet norestart uninstall like. These scripts are intended to be used in gpos to silently install or uninstall microsoft office 20 products. Registry entries and values are not components of that hierarchy.
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