Use powershell to uninstall an application comparing wmi vs. By default, registry keys and values created by setup are not deleted at uninstall time. Where are product uninstall keys located in the registry under. The registry provider exposes its data store as two default drives.
Uninstallview view installed applications on windows 10. For simplicity sake i usually use registry to see if the application is installed on the version thats i m trying to deploy, and firefox is no exception. Private struninstallstrings as string array to hold uninstall commands for each program private newuninstallstrarr filtered array containing only valid uninstall commands. As stated above you can do the same by command line. How to find the uninstall string to uninstall a program from the command line. Run the script using a user account who has the privilege to uninstall softwares. Where are all possible locations of uninstallstring registry entries. Sccm report uninstallation string for application with count. The program will uninstall if i use the msiexec uninstall string at the command prompt of the machine.
Hit the enter button on your keyboard to open the registry. In the export registry file dialog box, click desktop in the save in box, type uninstall in the file name box, and then click save. Hklm\ software \microsoft\windows\currentversion\ uninstall \myprogram and get the uninstallstring value. Learn how to use windows powershell to get software installation locations, and to uninstall software from remote computers hey, scripting guy. Jul 22, 2010 this little baby asks you for a search term, then grabs the pertinent software uninstall information out of the hkey local machine registry hive. Obtain an uninstall string for any application software deployment. Hklm\software\wow6432node\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall. I need to grab the uninstallstring for a specific software package from the windows registry. Finduninstallstring is a utility program that searches through the registry and displays a list of programs that have an uninstall command. This can be very handy if you wish to create a batch file or. Hi zeno unfortunately i cant tell you how you get this uninstallation done silently. Regscanner can find a unicode string located inside a binary value.
How to get the uninstall string for a program from the. From there i modify the string to make it work better and then do a startprocess with msiexec. Retrieving applications displaynameuninstallstring from. How to find the uninstall string to uninstall a program from.
This is what i tried based off the uninstall string that i found in the registry and the information i found on the internet qn rem v10. The values are stored in a subkey identified by the applications product code guid. Use the uninstall command displayed in the registry. Create silent uninstall strings from registry autoit. Hi, im trying to uninstall verint through sccm 2007 and was wondering if someone could tell me how to do this silently. Log in or register to download the bes file, and more. If you have access to the original msi used for the installation, you can simply right click it in windows explorer and select uninstall. Sccm report uninstallation string for application with. How to identify uninstaller information from registry keys. Uninstall software from windows using relevance content.
The issue im having is that i cannot for the life of me find the uninstall string for the software. If you know the name of the key, you can actually use the same wizard to generate. Regscanner allows you to make a case sensitive search. Hklm\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\myprogram and get the uninstallstring value.
Click start, click run, type regedit in the open box, and then press enter. After you click the uninstall registry key, click export registry file on the registry menu. Obtain the uninstall string and msi guid this script gets the uninstall string of any software installed. To remove a program from windows, the most common way that computer users choose is the addremove program tool provided by microsoft windows. I cant find a script that will find software in the registry and automatically run the uninstall for it. The uninstallstring value data you copied previously is pasted. If you have a 64bit os, there are two uninstall registry locations.
Use powershell to find and uninstall software scripting blog. Use the copyitemproperty cmdlet to copy registry values only. Uninstallstring the value data for the uninstallstring key is the program that is used to uninstall the program. The following command copies the contoso registry key, and its properties to the specified location hklm. Hklm\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\name of application\uninstallstring if you see quietuninstalstring, that would be the one id try first, but not all applications have a quietuninstallstring. How to uninstall programs using registry in windows 10. Uninstall an msi and msiexec fails asking for path.
Its simple and effective, and i put it together in just a couple of minutes. It seems this wordpress theme cant handle a table this big, go here for a clean page only a couple of the valid uninstall values are documented on msdn 1, some of them also have a windows installer property and have msi specific documentation 2, and other values like displayicon have no official documentation at. How uninstall a program using the uninstallstring found in. Jun 20, 2016 run the script using a user account who has the privilege to uninstall softwares. I think that regenumkey and regenumval would come in handy here, but dont know exact how. Make cc uninstallstring completely silent to uninstall software 88057979. Because most software vendors create the uninstall string in the registry, i can utilize sccm 2012 to include this key in the hardware inventory yes, hardware, not software.
I tried putting the uninstall registry key in a batch file and deploying via. Hklm\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\name of application\uninstallstring. Also, when i go into the uninstall in the registry, there is a star navigator 12 however the uninstall string is missing. Learn how to uninstall software in windows 10 and 8. Unfortunately, there are a number of different versions of the package installed, so i need to query it by package name. I found the registry key uninstallstring while trying to uncover the path to an. Ive listed the two locations for both win7 and 10 os below. In the registry provider, use the copyitem cmdlet copies registry keys and values. It has to read the uninstallstring, change this into a silent uninstall string and then run it. Apr 16, 2018 after you install a program on your computer, the program is not listed in the addremove programs tool in control panel. To find the uninstaller for a component, i look in. In windows, rightclick the start key to open the run dialog box. How to manually remove programs from the addremove. Free uninstaller software to remove programs in windows.
It is better than the default addremove programs applet, which you can access through the control panel. Just got to mention the normal approach though it is obvious. This relevance provides a list of uninstall scripts for software installed on an endpoint that have msi uninstalls. Uninstallstring, determined and set by windows installer. Application uninstall uninstall reg key left behind. You can use this feature by clicking on the start menu and selecting control panel. We need to add the arrays that will host our uninstall commands. Most users try to use the programs uninstall menu item to remove the software from their pcs. This is fine, but i realised that for a 32 bit install on a 64 bit machine, the entry is actually at. For example, many operating systems come with their own utility to uninstall programs. In most cases the software vendor puts something in there that will show a ui and will not automatically uninstall the software in. How to find the uninstall string to uninstall a program. This little baby asks you for a search term, then grabs the pertinent software uninstall information out of the hkey local machine registry hive. This howto will enable you to obtain the uninstall string of any application from the registry.
Apr 25, 2008 i never knew where this was in the registry but. Use powershell to uninstall an application comparing wmi. Oct 15, 2015 heres a little powershell function i wrote that searches the uninstall key in the registry for displaynames and product code guids. Comment about the software, stored in the uninstall registry key by the software. Uninstall an msi and msiexec fails asking for path of.
If you dont have its original setup file stored on your computer anymore, you could directly use msiexec. This script is handy in case of new installations, datacentre or machine migration when the administrator is required to uninstall multiple softwares or applications. This script reads the name of each softwareapplication to be uninstalled, from the file uninstalllist. Description gets the uninstall string for a program, can be filtered to a key word of the programs display name. Find uninstall string is a tiny and portable piece of software that enables you to locate programs with an uninstall command in the windows registry, thus enabling you to rapidly remove them from. I wrote a test script to validate that i was grabbing the correct application. This same sort of approach can be used for uninstalling any software that places an entry in the uninstall node of the registry. Finding installed program uninstall string from registry. Learn how to use windows powershell to get software installation locations, and to uninstall software from remote computers. How to delete a program completely by modifying the registry. Mof file, but 2012, you can add it from an existing machine. Dec 15, 2009 i apologize in advance if this has been discussed before but i cant seem to find something that works to my specific needs.
Readme provided to the add or remove programs control panel. Searching the registry uninstall key with powershell. This optional section defines any registry keysvalues you would like setup to create, modify, or delete on the users system. Where are all possible locations of uninstallstring registry. How to uninstall foxit phantompdf from command line with. The following installer properties give the values written under the registry key. How can i successfully uninstall an application that was not deployed via sms. Free uninstaller is a software to remove programs in windows. It could stand to have some polish on it, but it does the job and it does it like now. It then obtains the uninstall string of the same softwareapplication. The uninstallstring in the registry for cc products is as follows c.
The company has released a new version of this application. Once uninstallstring is known, invoke uninstallstring to remove application. This task is now just looking for the presence of a registry key for the uninstall of wireshark. The uninstall strings for most applications may be found in the uninstall registry key. Searching the registry uninstall key with powershell smsagent. Make cc uninstallstring completely silent to uninstall. How to uninstall program via registry uninstall string. Depending on the operating system youre using, will determine your options. Just checked my win7 x64 system and the registry shows an installlocation key. We have a dumb application that we have to use at work. Uninstall strings for all programs in the registry that. Uninstall strings for all programs in the registry that use. If you install a 32bit application, the uninstall guid will more than likely be in under the 32bit subkey, wow6432node. Mar 06, 2009 it has to read the uninstallstring, change this into a silent uninstall string and then run it.
Uninstall an msi and msiexec fails asking for path of old msi. Verify your account to enable it peers to see that you are a professional. Aug 05, 2014 find uninstall string is a tiny and portable piece of software that enables you to locate programs with an uninstall command in the windows registry, thus enabling you to rapidly remove them from. It appears in addremove programs and i have the uninstall registry key. Next, open command prompt cmd, paste the value, and hit enter. Full command to change the installation of this software. Uppon firefox esr install and uninstall found that the uninstall via software center was failing the application was uninstalled but sccm the check was failing because those keys were left. Program is not listed in addremove programs after installation. Obtain an uninstall string for any application software.
It then obtains the uninstall string of the same software application. Im querying wmi i have config manager running so im using the wmi database. The program does show up in the windows add or remove programs window, but the standard registry locations have turned up dry for uninstall. How to manually remove programs from the addremove programs list. In most cases you wont be able to use the uninstallstring value within the registry to uninstall the software. For detailed cmdlet usage, see newitemproperty copying registry keys and values. If you want the uninstaller to delete keys or values, you must include one of the uninsdelete flags described below. I am doing it in a bat file just to make sure it works but i cant get it to run silently.
Uninstall strings for all programs in the registry that use msiexec uninstalls. In fact theres no other information listed as you would expect with other msi programs in that key. Oct 18, 2018 registry entries are represented as instances of the pscustomobject class. The company has released a new version of this application, and i am trying to write a windows powershell script to uninstall the old. Paste the uninstall string value in the command prompt. I know this is a little quick and dirty but we use it sometimes to get around issues like this. I apologize in advance if this has been discussed before but i cant seem to find something that works to my specific needs. Im writing a wixbased installer that needs to upgrade from older, nonmsibased installations. Ive found examples of how to do this here and here. To uninstall a program via the windows registry, open regedit and navigate to the following key. This script reads the name of each software application to be uninstalled, from the file uninstalllist. I was looking for a way to determine what the uninstall string for a program is so that i can run msiexec on it from within a script, enabling me to batch uninstall a bunch of programs and then install a new version. Guid string value is listed on the right panel of registry editor. Im finding instances of previously installed components by searching directly in the registry.
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