Have you ever wanted to automate the installation of several programs but had issues with older versions still being there. Learn how to use windows powershell to get software installation locations, and to uninstall software from remote computers hey, scripting guy. Finding and uninstalling applications using vbscript. Assistant of deployment and simplified execution of the vbscript files. However, i have two java packages, java 8 update and java auto updater, on my machine. The other type is an office installation from the microsoft store app. When you run the uninstallation program in silent mode, it leaves behind the same files and directories as when you run the uninstallation program in graphical and console modes, including. How to uninstall programs using powershell life of a. I did try the uninstall script listed below by brian but it did not remove the program. Seriously though, unless the software supports an automated uninstall youre looking at getting into hackery. Uninstall software applications remotely from network computers using advanced software repackaging technology and remote commands.
For more information about how to use the script to obtain data from remote computers, see connecting to wmi on a remote computer. We have a dumb application that we have to use at work. The uninstall software script i created still vbscript to account for those. Edit find next f3 directly using the application name. There are different ways to uninstall software with remoteexec. Uninstalls software by only passing the software title. Get list of installed software using vbscript through registry. If you want to get list of installed programs from remote computerremote pc, you can give your computer name. You can view the uninstall list on local system, remote computer, or external drive. Uninstall software through wmi autoit general help and. Uninstall software remotely network uninstall program. Vbscript visual basic scripting is a handy tool for file, drive and registry maintenance in win9x. How do i create a script that will simulate the uninstall of my tested.
A third party uninstaller can automatically help you uninstall any unwanted programs and completely remove all of its files and free up your hard disk space. Since the company had only purchased licenses for the department that actually needed the software, they needed to either buy a lot more licenses, or get the software off the machines where it didnt belong, and in either case, better secure that share. Remote installing programs by scripts or batch files. There is a much easier and safer way to uninstall microsoft visual basic 6. Below is a cool little script that uses adobe reader as an example. Expecting them to use that method is out of the question as it is too complex andor detailed. 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. To uninstall microsoft windows installer msi based software remotely you can use a startup script with msiexec. To find out the guid on remote software, download this script from here and run this command. Our team needs a way of installing programs remotely either by batch files or scripts utlising windows installer and. Must appear as shown in add remove programs case insenstive. At the 30th chaos communication congress in hamburg on dec 27, applebaum shared details of the incident and his fears of microsofts ability to remotely rip pieces out of its os at will. I know there is a way to remove software remotely using the cmd line and registry. Some of these scripts will also work with winnt and win2k, but are not completely tested.
Uninstall an application using guid from registry broadcom. The following wmiobject class helped me achieve the task in powershell. I also know that they can just rdp into the users box and uninstall software using their aforementioned elevated accounts. Uninstalling software using powershell on a remote machine. If you do a search for powershell silently uninstall software or anything similar, a well. Vbscript to uninstall previous radmin server clients and install radmin 3. Force installuninstall of available software in software center through cimwmi on a remote client how to code. Uninstall software on remote computers via group policy. Remote uninstall software script center spiceworks. Contribute to techibeepowershell development by creating an account on github. I have a number of hyperv windows server 2012 r2 core host machines in my environment. Vbscript to get list of installed software through registry. Copy the below example vbscript code and paste it in notepad or a vbscript editor.
How can i find the product guid of an installed msi setup. Open the created language file in notepad or in any other text editor. Disclaimer the sample scripts are not supported under any microsoft standard support program or service. The uninstall software tool does not require any lansweeper software on the target machine.
Any newbetter ways for findinguninstalling software remotely via powershell. Once you have found it, open remoteexec on go to file execution action. I created a vb app that i think fits what youre looking for. Reg file and simply use reg add command to make your change. However, it is difficult to create a stable script for this window. Once in a while, i have to check for installed software and uninstall software for maintenance. Check out this msdn article about the stdregprov class provided with wmi for more detail. The following procedure describes how to run a script.
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. Below is the powershell script to unstall the software application from the remote computer. Sccm and powershell force installuninstall of available software in software center through cimwmi on a remote client. Use powershell to find and uninstall software scripting blog. You are first prompted for the computer name and then the software to uninstall. There are a few examples of this some not powershell in the script center already. Those arent all of them, just the first few that i found. For all windows apps items the value of installer name column is microsoft store. Zola network administrator tools to help repackage msi installations and software uninstall for networks. I am trying to create a script to remove all mcafee software installed on a client machine, i. Uninstall citrix metaframe presentation server client from 150 workstations. First of all find out your software package id number.
Powershell script to uninstall applications remotely. To uninstall software on a local machine without any user interaction, you would do something like this. 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. Files x86 and install it this is microsofts own, official msi viewer and editor. Uninstallview view installed applications on windows 10 8 7.
How to remotely uninstall applications thanks to remoteexec. Microsoft reveals secret ability to remotely uninstall. Any newbetter ways for findinguninstalling software. However, if you have a simple registry change you want to make you can avoid the. There are several reasons you may need to uninstall software from remote machines. Hi, i use the below code in vbs to remotely uninstall applications, however i would like to use autoit to do this. The answer is simple, to batch uninstall software remotely. Tools shows an alternative nonwmi way to get the same information using vbscript. The most common installation types are clicktorun and microsoft windows installer msi. How to uninstall software from remote pcs using the. Batch remove msi applications on local remote computer. You can edit the script and fine tune according to your requirement.
Solved uninstalling software silently over the network software. The steps to uninstall office depend on the type of installation you have. Hklm\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall. Ideal dispatch provides remote installing and uninstalling of software, remote. Sccm and powershell force install uninstall of available.
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