The most versatile way to uninstall is by using the wmi commandline windows management instrumentation command wmic utility. Need to uninstall software from remote computers on the. Hi, im trying to create a batch file to uninstall a program. You need to make sure that you are an administrator of the remote machine and that all the firewall rules allow you manage the remote machine. Remove all tracker software products where the version number is lower than a specific value. Scripting software systems deployment silent uninstall commands oracle java runtime environment software removal uninstall java runtime environment jre hi guys just thought id post my new jre uninstall script which is alot faster than my older vb script by using the machines wmi. Queries that use wildcard filters cause wmi to use the msi provider to enumerate all. I want to uninstall a software by calling a bat file. Whether you are uninstalling just one autodesk application. Windows management instrumentation commandline steps to uninstall software from cmd remotely using logmein as an example. Uninstall windows program silently using the command line. Using a command line to uninstall software on remote pcs. We have a dumb application that we have to use at work.
Home forums scripting dos command shell wmic product where name like test%% call uninstall nointeractive this topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 4 years, 9. Using a command line to uninstall software on remote pcs best. For example to get the program name for mysql you can use the below command. Msiexec microsoft installer executable can be used for programs. Uninstalling autodesk software with the wmic utility. The only difference to remember is using two percent signs to escape the wildcard in the script so it gets passed through instead of being executed. Once you become familiar with the steps, it will be much faster than having to access the addremove programs applet in the control panel. How to uninstall software on remote computers using a. Working with software installations powershell microsoft docs. Wmic windows management instrumentation commandline is a potent tool that often doesnt see much use due to the lack of easily accessible documentation available. Net version remotely is slightly more difficult, because when we call install method in wmic, it expects a suitable. The background for this post was i needed to uninstall our software applications from multiple servers and each server could have multiple components installed. Uninstall windows program silently using the command line wmic here are the instructions for uninstalling a program on a windows computer that was installed using the windows installer.
I can get the site code with the following wmic command. Made a script to uninstall all older versions of java and. The most versatile way to uninstall is by using the wmi commandline wmic utility. Wmic wildcard search using like and % code slammer. I run the command to uninstall certain programs such as scansnap organizer used for scanning, but after the command executes, and the results show the the program has been uninstalled, it still shows the program on the computer, and does not uninstall it. Windows 7 thread, running 3 wmic commands from bat file. I wasnt aware you could use parameters with the uninstall method, wmic product call what happens if you run it without the nointeractive parameter compo jan 30 18 at 17. And we get a successful uninstall note how the software no longer appears in the list below.
Learn how to use windows powershell to get software installation locations, and to uninstall software from remote computers hey, scripting guy. I need to empower my help desk to be able to uninstall software even if an uninstall job does not exist. Rem wmic product where name like adobe flash player 11%% call uninstall. Running the following command removes all tracker software products older than major version 6. Uninstall a software with uninstallview uninstallview provides 3 option to uninstall a software. Tech support scams are an industrywide issue where scammers trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services.
By using the windows instrumentation commandline interface wmic, you can easily uninstall an application without having to use the gui. A short video this will show you how you can uninstall any programme using cmd. Uninstallview view installed applications on windows 10. Tracker software products knowledge base perform an.
Using wmic to uninstall a software product by wildcard name it is possible to use the same wmic command with wildcards to uninstall multiple versions of a software. This feature of the command structure will allow you to use like conditions in a where clause to look for objects that match a specific pattern. How to uninstall any programme using cmd wmic youtube. Wmi compliant software will run the default uninstalation procedures. Hkcu\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall. Id like to pull the clients site code and compare that to an array of site codes. I am having a problem during the process of uninstalling programs when using wmic command. Track users it needs, easily, and with only the features you need. Wmic command for uninstall an application or software. By default, this command uninstall only one item even if there are multiple uninstall items that match the wildcard. How to parse wmic output in a batch file and compare to an. This command would trigger the uninstall process for all versions of the program xyz installed on the computer. Just make sure you use the exact name of the program double check with the command wmic product get name if you want to use wildcards you can do this by running the following.
We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. How to get list of installed programs in windows 10. This wmic command should be run from eleavated administrator command prompt. With iobit uninstaller you can search for installed software, find and remove the programs taking up the most space or the ones you hardly use, uninstall browser toolbars and plugins, remove downloads made from windows update, and even see which of. Remotely remove applications using a batch file jared. Windows management instrumentation command this utility can be used for a wide variety of tasks, one of which, is uninstalling applications using the call command. Use the appropriate call command and it can also carry out a variety of useful maintenance tasks.
This feature of the command structure will allow you to use. I know that they can remote into the users machine, temporarily give the user local admin rights, and uninstall said software. Software uninstallation using wmic command line experts. Use powershell to find and uninstall software scripting blog. This techrecipe applies to windows xp professional, windows vista, windows server. I think wmic commands can be run from a single line which should make it easier to add to a. In the second qfe query, note the use of the percent sign % as wildcard in a where clause, highlighted in red. For those of you comfortable with the sql syntax for the same task, this will be quite familiar. Accordingly, to get a complete list of installed software, you will need to scan information from all three branches of the registry. Wmic windows management interface command can be used for. Powershell uninstall multiple software applications using wildcards. You can help protect yourself from scammers by verifying that the contact is a microsoft agent or microsoft employee and that the phone number is an official microsoft global customer service number. List all the computers by name that you would like to uninstall that piece of software from, each on their own line.
For example, if i were wanting to uninstall adobe reader 9, my command would look like this. Wmic list all installed software my knowledge base. A quite simple one with a button to display product names in a editable list for copypaste purposes but the main problem is that in order to achieve this, in my corporation, normal users cannot uninstall softs. This contains the command to execute to uninstall the program. Using wildcards and like statements in wmi queries and. The simplest way to uninstall, and the way youve likely uninstalled programs in the past. Looping the uninstaller a couple of times didnt work. How to remotely uninstall a user software guynaftaly. Wmic windows management instrumentation commandline is a potent.
By using wmic windows management instrumentation commandline along with domain admin credentials, you can sift through multiple nodes to remove a program without interrupting the end user. The first step is to find out the names of installed programs on the windows computer. It must be automatically, without entering any parameters during the uninstallation. Using wildcards and like statements in wmi queries and scripts. 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. If you search with autodesk% the wildcard % will grab both variations of the vendor name. Foreach, getwmiobject, powershell, uninstall 2 comments. If you have any question please ask i will answer them. Wmic uninstall not working correctly solutions experts.
Lets save it to the root of c and call it computers. The helpdesk has an elevated ad account that gives them local admin rights to any machine. If from some reason you want to uninstall multiple items, you can specify the maximum number of items to uninstall in the max. Uninstall applications with wmic and suppress reboot. Remotely remove applications using a batch file heres a batch file you can use to remotely remove programs from a computer.
But for a quick bulk uninstall that is easy for a user to run, this tool is great. I have found that it doesnt always list every autodesk app and that often several uninstalls will fail. It pros in charge of monitoring their networks need to be able to do their job, even when theyre not in the building or at their desks. You can see the full script that makes use of this below. This is a quick post to provide some detail on using the wildcard search for wmic. Uninstall automatically wmic isnt just about reporting on system information, though. For example adobe reader versions 7, 8, and 9 could be installed on machines in your organization. Id have an uninstaller attempt to work through a list of known installed software and call the uninstall line which worked perfectly fine by itself from a command prompt, and get maybe a 60% chance that the software would actually uninstall.
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