To uninstall software using the method below, the software needs to have been installed using an msi file. How to remotely uninstall and install a program using. Its time to uninstall a application using powershell. You are first prompted for the computer name and then the software to uninstall. 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. If you dont have a software deployment tool, such as pdq deployment, uninstalling programs from a remote computer could be quite painful. I know there is a way to remove software remotely using the cmd line and registry. 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. Remote uninstall software script center spiceworks. How to uninstall a program remotely that is not a wmiobject. In the target computers, choose the systems on which you want to uninstall the concerned software and launch the action.
How to remotely uninstall and install a program using powershell. Need to remotely uninstall webroot from 5 devices on a. With the help of ideal dispatch, you can remotely install windows patches, run scripts and msi files, uninstall programs, or update software on all the servers and client workstations on your network, in workgroup or. In this script, you need to give the ip address or the computer name of the target system, in. Powershell script to uninstall applications remotely spiceworks. 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 software remotely from cloud free tool action1.
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. Action1 helps you secure your it assets and stay protected against cyberattacks. Jun 09, 2014 the uninstall task starts to run and immediately restarts the remote server in question to complete the uninstallation. None of these methods work to uninstall the offending software.
No i havent actually used the remote command prompt tool, i would normally use psexec to start a vb script or batch file on a remote pc. The answer is simple, to batch uninstall software remotely. Last week a user asked how to use batchpatch to remotely remove feedreader 3. Uninstall citrix metaframe presentation server client from 150 workstations. Script search for and uninstall software on remote or. How to remotely uninstall applications thanks to remoteexec. 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. Of course, to do this, you also must have administrative rights to the remote machine. Use powershell to find and uninstall software scripting blog. I also know that they can just rdp into the users box and uninstall software using their aforementioned elevated accounts. Target computer must allow windows powershell remoting. 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. How to uninstall programs using powershell life of a geek admin. Moving away from logmein we had over 1200 machines to uninstall with different versions of logmein.
Ideal dispatch provides remote installing and uninstalling of software, remote running of scripts and programs, and remote actions files, uac, wake on lan, etc. Navigate to \software library\overview\application management\. Powershell script to install and uninstall software. Sccm and powershell force installuninstall of available. Below is the powershell script to unstall the software application from the remote computer. Jun 05, 2014 msiexec is a standard part of modern windows operating systems and is used whenever software is installed using an msi file. Remotely run programs on another computer no software.
To find a specific program installed on a remote computer. Runkill program on remote computer with psexecpskill. It queries the sccm clients wmi class for the product, finds. Powershell commandscript to uninstall software on a. Script install software on multiple computers remotely with. Use a modern mdm the popular open source choice is munki and the popular vendor supported choice is jamfpro which is the new name for the casper suitejss for the upcoming version 10 release. Expecting them to use that method is out of the question as it is too complex andor detailed. How to uninstall programs using powershell life of a. How to uninstall autodesk products silently and remotely using batch scripts. Learn how to use windows powershell to get software installation locations, and to uninstall software from remote computers hey, scripting guy. With the help of ideal dispatch, you can remotely install windows patches, run scripts and msi files, uninstall programs, or update software on all the servers and client. Uninstallview view installed applications on windows 10 8.
Remotely uninstalling software from a free gui is something ive wanted for a long time too. The product directory contains usercreated configuration or application filesthe uninstallation program does not delete usercreated configuration files, application files, or domains. If you want to uninstall the same application, just change the method parameter to uninstall instead of install. Uninstall deployed products with sccm network license. If an individual component is uninstalled, only the installation directory for that component is removed. It is listed in the addremove programs of the control panel as tightvnc 2. Learn how to use windows powershell to get software installation locations, and to uninstall software from remote computers. 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. Vbs script to install software remotely saturday, 19 june 2010 by adrian gordon. Dec 30, 2016 how to uninstall a software with powershell script. Once youve discovered unauthorized software, absolute can deploy custom scripts to uninstall shadow it remotely. Granted, it takes a little set up for it to be done properly signing ps scripts, version checks so commands work properly, ssh server and configs on each station or server, etc. Unlike thirdparty scripts to uninstall software remotely, group policy uninstall software plugin, psexec remote uninstall utility or wmic uninstall software tool, action1 uninstall tool has the following benefits. Remoteexec remotely installs applications, executes programs scripts and updates files and folders on windows systems throughout the network.
Enterprisewide remote installations, updates and executions. Your action path indicates where the web console tries to locate your action scripts and executables. May 05, 2019 the uninstall process is silent by design. Using psexec to silently uninstall a package on a remote. Uninstall a software with uninstallview uninstallview provides 3 option to uninstall a software. Our script repository allows you to create a collection of scripts and reuse them again and again. However, i dont have any of the unwanted software installed on my computer to test the hta uninstall method with. Script search for and uninstall software on remote or local. Understanding and discovering the silent parameters required to remotely deploy software with batchpatch. Remote software uninstall and removal zola uninstall tool. Installuninstall software remotely by mmenzie on tue nov 09, 2010 3. Parameter killprocess one or more process names to attempt to kill prior to software uninstall. Dec 23, 20 runkill program on remote computer with psexecpskill.
Script can try to enable windows powershell remoting using microsoft sysinternals psexec with the paramenter enablepsremoting. 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. Aug 03, 2015 how to uninstall a program remotely that is not a wmiobject. It all depends on the version of logmein that is installed, as it calls the uninstall string. Rightclick on the applications and click uninstall.
If psexec is not found on computer, script asks to the user for download it and extract in system folder. I know there is a removal script in labtech, but i couldnt get it to work. First of all, lets see how to get a list of installed programs on a remote computer. Script to uninstall a program using powershell stack. I have written the following so far, which seems to work or at least doesnt throw any errors, but it doesnt uninstall anything. Jan 09, 2018 before attempting any remote software install uninstall you should read this posting. I am not paying for anything, it works, and it isnt complicated and really repeated. Since this is a standard deployment method for most commercial packages, this should not be too problematic.
Leave the default option only if needed and dont reboot checked. Ability to remove software remotely from computers not connected to corporate network e. 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. Uninstallview view installed applications on windows 10. Tasks also allows you to remotely write scripts in powershell, batch, bash, perl, ruby, or python and let devices running them. But in this case, the msi installer triggered an automatic restart to complete the uninstallation. 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. Before using the remote software uninstall product we recommend you to have full administrator privileges for your remote computers and require remote ports opened. Complete the following steps to create an uninstall application for a hybrid deployment. Can anyone take a look and tell me what i have wrong. I have tested each of these methods against software on my local machine, and the only one that actually gets an uninstaller even going is the hta. Powershell commandscript to uninstall software on a remote machine i have been working this for a couple days now, and no matter how i run this and work it, it seems to uninstall the program via powershell and returns the success code. Use ssh and tools like homebrew and shell scripts to install software and entire applications.
Next, create the uninstall package in sccm for the deployment. Powershell script to uninstall applications remotely. Roll out updates on multiple devices at once, silently install or uninstall software, reboot computers, run scripts support both office and remote employees centrally. I can remotely uninstall each of those individually one by one and they all show as uninstalled besides citrix receiver updater. The uninstall task starts to run and immediately restarts the remote server in question to complete the uninstallation. 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. It is the wonkiest uninstall i have ever encountered. Remotely uninstalling thirdparty applications from multiple. How to uninstall autodesk products silently and remotely. I need to remotely uninstall webroot secureanywhere from 5 devices on a domain.
In the msi file field, set the share path where the msi package is stored and choose the uninstall operation. This option runs the standard uninstall command of the software, like in the programs and features module in control panel of windows. We have a dumb application that we have to use at work. How to uninstall software from remote pcs using the command line. Mar 12, 2019 it uses powershell to perform the installation. Checking for installed software after the restart, shows the apprecovery software. 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. The following script has been used to remotely install adobe flash on. The odd thing is if i use powershell to uninstall citrix receiver updater.