Unlike thirdparty scripts to uninstall software remotely, group policy uninstall software plugin, psexec remote uninstall utility or wmic uninstall software tool. Below is the powershell script to unstall the software application from the remote computer. Jun 05, 2014 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 uninstall software via powershell super user. Optimization core it, security, software, scripting. Dec 19, 2012 visual basic scripting comes in hand in a large variety of situations, in other words, every sysadmin should know at least basics of vbscript. Jun 19, 2010 i tried this script and noting happens except the machinelist. Remote software uninstall and removal zola uninstall tool. Script to uninstall software remotely sicily histories. But in this case, the msi installer triggered an automatic restart to complete the uninstallation. How to uninstall software from remote pcs using the.
Attempting it on the offending pcs, gives me feedback of software is being uninstalled but it in fact, never is actually uninstalled. Checking for installed software after the restart, shows the apprecovery software. Bellow is an example of cool vbs to uninstal software using its name displayed in addremove programs. Check out latest posts in security, scripting, system administration, deployment and network. Zola network administrator tools to help repackage msi installations and software uninstall for networks. How to i install a software on a target machine using kace. This topic has 5 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 1 year, 10 months ago by bret. I can remotely uninstall each of those individually one by one and they all show as uninstalled besides citrix receiver updater. There are a few examples of this some not powershell in the script center already.
May 05, 2019 sccm client can break from time to time. I know there is a way to remove software remotely using the cmd line and registry. Powershell script to install and uninstall software. 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. Have you ever wanted to uninstall software remotely across your domain. Script a deploys items to remote machines then executes script b on remote machines. Scripting techniques uninstall software remotely using command line quick reference guide. Or, is there a script that will just flat out uninstall the program regardless without the concern for the x86program original install location. Working with software installations powershell microsoft docs. Use powershell to find and uninstall software scripting blog. I am a windows guy new to mac, i need to deploy software to lots of mac. 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 a software with uninstallview uninstallview provides 3 option to uninstall a software. Short of going to each pc individually and uninstalling the offending software, what method or program would allow me to remotely uninstall unwanted software from domain workstations.
Before using the remote software uninstall product we recommend you to have full administrator privileges for your remote computers and require remote ports opened. It is the wonkiest uninstall i have ever encountered. It is listed in the addremove programs of the control panel as tightvnc 2. There are different ways to uninstall software with remoteexec. Remotely uninstall eset antivirus with powershell mike f. It also provides an extra column in the output which indicates the architecturex86 or x64 of the software. How to remotely uninstall software devices from windows 10. The uninstall task starts to run and immediately restarts the remote server in question to complete the uninstallation. I am trying to write a script to remotely find microsoft office applications from a list, and then uninstall them to prepare for installing office 365.
Learn how to use windows powershell to get software installation locations, and to uninstall software from remote computers. Need to remotely uninstall webroot from 5 devices on a. Uninstall java or any other software with configmgr compliance baselines compliance items and compliance baselines in configmgr is so powerful. Uninstall java or any other software with configmgr. Marc carter is joining us again today with another guest blog post looking back a couple years ago to my previous post. The company has released a new version of this application. How to uninstall autodesk products silently and remotely. 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. How to remotely uninstall applications thanks to remoteexec. Those arent all of them, just the first few that i found. Batch remove msi applications on local remote computer. Powershell script to uninstall applications remotely.
I have picked up on how to uninstall software on a target machine. Just realized when writing this that i havent talked about how to check if a remote computer has a specific software update or hotfix which i have to do a blog post on that later on and last but not least theres really good reports in sccm for checking that also. How to uninstall software from remote pcs using the command line. There are several reasons you may need to uninstall software from remote machines. How to create a script via batch file that will uninstall. Uninstall deployed products with sccm network license. If psexec is not found on computer, script asks to the user for download it and extract in system folder. Technet uninstall software remotely using command line quick. This section describes how to use sccm to uninstall deployed products. We have a dumb application that we have to use at work.
How to use powershell scripts to install windows updates remotely. May 22, 2016 powershell script to uninstall software remotely. Uninstallview view installed applications on windows 10 8. The company has released a new version of this application, and i am trying to write a windows powershell script to uninstall the old application. I have a script to uninstall software on remote computers. Using psexec to silently uninstall a package on a remote. This script is updated recently to query 32bit as well as 64bit applications installed on remote computers. I tried this script and noting happens except the machinelist. How to uninstall autodesk products silently and remotely using batch scripts. All you will need is a couple of pieces of information and you can uninstall an application silently.
Technet uninstall software remotely using command line. 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. The question is, what is the proper way to silently uninstall a package on a remote computer on the company network using psexec. 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. All the information that you will find here is based on our trial and error and staff working experience hands on in the fields of it and information cyber security. I do centrally install software by scripts on windows platform, but i still have no clue how to do it on mac after having done some research. Powershell script to uninstall software on remote computer. Convert any existing setup installation into silent msi package ready to be distributed. This option runs the standard uninstall command of the software, like in the programs and features module in control panel of windows. Jun 09, 2014 the uninstall task starts to run and immediately restarts the remote server in question to complete the uninstallation.
Dec 30, 2016 how to uninstall a software with powershell script. It offers a simple and effective approach to remote software distribution and can be used instead of sccm and other complicated deployment tools. I am not a scripting genius, but i think the below should work. I need to remotely uninstall webroot secureanywhere from 5 devices on a domain. Here are all the steps needed to sccm client complete uninstall manually, including powershell script for leftovers. Powershell script to uninstall applications remotely spiceworks. 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. Expecting them to use that method is out of the question as it is too complex andor detailed. Powershell trigger uninstall of a software update on a. If you dont have a software deployment tool, such as pdq deployment, uninstalling programs from a remote computer could be quite painful. How to uninstall programs using powershell life of a.
Finally, thought to mention that in order to get the powershell scripts to work on remote computers there are two prerequisites that need to be met. What i cannot do is just get window to uninstall x application via a script for 32 or 64 bit machines. Uninstall software remotely with wmic computertechblog. Powershell script to uninstall software on remote computer com powershell script to uninstall software on remote. I just need to uninstall it period across all of these machines. What are some key components i need for centrally pushing out the software on the mac.
Remotely uninstall eset antivirus with powershell mike f robbins march 1, 2018 march 1, 2018 0 recently, one of the companies that i provide. First of all, lets see how to get a list of installed programs on a remote computer. The odd thing is if i use powershell to uninstall citrix receiver updater. I do have the ability to do this via a rmm so if there are any scripts or software that can accomplish this with silent or no reboot switches that would be great. Aug 03, 2015 how to uninstall a program remotely that is not a wmiobject. It is listed in the add remove programs of the control panel as tightvnc 2. How to create a script via batch file that will uninstall a.
Copy and paste the following text into notepad and save it as a. I also know that they can just rdp into the users box and uninstall software using their aforementioned elevated accounts. Can anyone take a look and tell me what i have wrong. And with some powershell magic you can almost use it to do anything you like on a windows based computer. How to remotely shutdown any computer with cmd new 2018. Said deployed script works when ran from a logged on admin. Ok so i tried a different approach since i am having a hard time finding the right switches to run it silently and forcefully i am trying to use send keys in my vbs but for some reason they work and sometimes they dont work i dont know here is my updated code some please help. 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 uninstall software script center spiceworks. Uninstall software remotely from cloud free tool action1. 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. Powershell script to uninstall software on remote computer powershell script to uninstall software on remote computer.
Guest blogger, marc carter, reprises his popular blog post about locating installed software. I have written the following so far, which seems to work or at least doesnt throw any errors, but it doesnt uninstall anything. The below block of script will take a computer name, your username and password, connect to the remote computer. Emco remote installer is an easytouse network application designed for centralized software management and audit across a lan.
How to uninstall a program remotely that is not a wmiobject. Jun 30, 2019 i created this script for my sccm uninstall deployments. Mar 12, 2019 it uses powershell to perform the installation. Uninstalling software forcefully and silently vbscript.
I created this script for my sccm uninstall deployments. How to uninstall programs using powershell life of a geek admin. Script can try to enable windows powershell remoting using microsoft sysinternals psexec with the paramenter enablepsremoting. You are first prompted for the computer name and then the software to uninstall. Find answers to how to remotely uninstall software devices from windows 10. How to remotely uninstall and install a program using powershell. Aug 24, 2017 powershell script to uninstall software on remote computer powershell script to uninstall software on remote computer. Its time to uninstall a application using powershell. How to remotely uninstall and install a program using. Uninstall software on a remote computer lazynetworkadmin. To find a specific program installed on a remote computer. Jan, 2019 scripting techniques uninstall software remotely using command line quick reference guide. Remote installer free remote software installation tool. Or, is there a script that will just flat out uninstall the program regardless without the concern for the x86 program original install location.
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