There are several reasons you may need to uninstall software from remote machines. The following wmiobject class helped me achieve the task in powershell. I needed a way to automatically uninstall mir without having to manually uninstall it on each computer. Parameter uninstall uninstalls all found software using the uninstall method. It then obtains the uninstall string of the same software application. Find answers to using psexec to silently uninstall a package on a remote comptuer from the expert community at experts exchange. Sure it is an old script, but there aint a faster way to get a realtime list of installed software using powershell, guaranteed. Hi, i have successfully deployed office professional plus 2016 x64 to test computer belonging to test collection running windows 7 pro with sp1 x64. But in this case, the msi installer triggered an automatic restart to complete the uninstallation. Use the uninstall method to remove the selected software. Community memberships get access cloudclass courses articles posts videos our experts groups.
Does this mean you can do it remotely with spice or through a community script as everyone above is suggesting. With total uninstaller, you can remove and uninstall this program completely and easily, including its registry entries and files. A software deployment tool used to keep windows pcs uptodate without bothering the end users. Spiceworks, a software developed by spiceworks, inc. There are ways to bypass the adware, but, ultimately, this is very time consuming and frustrating. Using psexec to silently uninstall a package on a remote. How to remove a none msi program that is installed to a user not the. How to uninstall programs using powershell life of a geek admin. Below is the powershell script to unstall the software application from the remote computer. Dealio, coupon printer, ask toolbar, weatherbug etc. In this post we are going to look at utilizing a tool called delprof and a small powershell script to delete user profiles on workstations remotely.
Once in a while, i have to check for installed software and uninstall software for maintenance. This howto will help you to remotely uninstall software without using tools like psexec, dameware, uninstallview or running any powershell. Uninstall spiceworks in easy steps using an uninstaller recommended total uninstaller is the best choice for you. List of installed software install software remotely using wmic using wmic to re install net framework generate a list of installed programs. In many cases, someone may have both a work computer and a home computer, and. Now you can browse to a computer from your inventory and select what software you want to uninstall without ever leaving your desk. Script to uninstall a program using powershell stack. Powershell commandscript to uninstall software on a. Using powershell to get a list of installed software from a. I have created a script that will uninstall applications from a computer remotely. Just keep in mind that there are default windows apps that cannot be uninstalled, so feel free to let us know which apps are you trying to uninstall and see from there how we can help. Licensing is based solely on the number of living breathing admins actually using the software.
Im pulling out a timetested powershell function from my days on the service desk today. Also, these programs are using vital cpu resources that i need for my job. Spiceworks is a free it network management app and help desk software designed for networks with up to 1,000 devices. Im having trouble uninstalling certain adware on windows. Hello, i have created a script that will uninstall applications from a computer remotely. Call uninstall for a list of machines an optional informative step lets assume you just got word that adobe reader has a serious flaw in its old version. Uninstall spiceworks completely howto removal guide. How to use group policy to remotely install software in windows server 2008 and in windows server 2003. Close the group policy snapin, click ok, and then closet the active directory users and computers snapin. Checking for installed software after the restart, shows the apprecovery software. Powershell commandscript to uninstall software on a remote. How to remotely uninstall a user software guynaftaly. Find answers to gui software for remotely uninstalling programs.
Silent remote uninstall for osx spiceworks community. Remotely uninstalling software from spiceworks spiceworks. Run the script using a user account who has the privilege to uninstall softwares. How to create a script via batch file that will uninstall. Any suggestions to be able to list the running programs and remove them remotely on. Are you sure the resulting object has a method named uninstall. If you need to remove software from a remote machine you can do so using a combination of psexec and msiexec. Using a command line to uninstall software on remote pcs best. In this article, we will consider a solution to this issue based on the builtin windows tools.
Sep 23, 2014 how to remotely uninstall a user software. I have used both of these scripts in the past with good results to uninstall software from remote computers without the users even knowing. The process runs as service spiceworks in the background. I see a lot of unwanted software on pcs and am wanting to uninstall this software, such as. Jul 25, 2017 there was also the possibility that several test computers could have more than one version of mir installed. How to uninstall software from remote pcs using the. In this manual, i will show how you can uninstall software remotely from your computer using the command line and not delete files, but. Read the complete help including the examples to learn how to use. Wmi compliant software will run the default uninstallation procedures without the user needing to do. Jun 20, 2016 run the script using a user account who has the privilege to uninstall softwares. Our community has been nominated for a webby award for best community website thank you. Should you need further information, dont hesitate to contact us. How to uninstall software remotely using wmi on windows 10 uninstall software remotely using the command line windows 10 how to uninstall programs through command line you 9 ways to remove desktop programicrosoft apps in.
How to uninstall software on remote computers using a command. May 22, 2016 powershell script to uninstall software remotely. Spiceworks does attempt to list this information in its software scan. Apr 30, 2017 delete local user profiles remotely using a powershell script delprof2. Aug 03, 2015 how to uninstall programs using powershell powershell is just one of those tools for windows that continues to get better and better in uses you find on a day to day basis. Jan 30, 2015 were moving from using provisioning, to using fully private individual windows 7 vms for each user. Remotely uninstalling software from a free gui is something ive wanted for a long time too. Believe it or not, reinstalling spiceworks agent may do the trick. It also comes with access to the spiceworks online community.
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. However, i see massmanaging the installed software on these vms as the biggest challenge. Uninstall software remotely from multiple computers in bulk best. Installing and removing programs with the powershell package. We use cookies to understand how you use our site and to improve your experience. I need to run a silent uninstall of office 2010 pro plus on several machines without user inventioninterference.
To which you must reply y if you wish to uninstall. To uninstall microsoft visio 2007, 2010, 20 and 2016, follow the steps given below. This script reads the name of each softwareapplication to be uninstalled, from the file uninstalllist. Spiceworks wont automatically delete devices from your inventory, so if you have. Delete local user profiles remotely using a powershell script. Wmic commands remote computer installed software sante blog. How to uninstall programs using powershell powershell is just one of those tools for windows that continues to get better and better in uses you find on a day to day basis.
How to uninstall microsoft visio silently manageengine. To safely remove the program, the wrong way is to locate its folder, rightclick it and select delete, while quite a number of people are still doing this. Using windows management instrumentation or, more simply, wmi, we can uninstall software on remote machines. Remote uninstall software hta spiceworks community. There are different ways to uninstall software with remoteexec. 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. Getting things up and running is pretty easy, and it doesnt involve a huge amount of upkeep to keep the inventory data up to date.
Just click on the link from the email and youll be less than a minute away from experiencing the spiceworks community. In this script, you need to give the ip address or the computer name of the target system, in. How to uninstall software remotely using wmi on windows. 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. For normal software one just right clicks and then selects uninstall. With our admin command shell, were going to enter the wmic command followed by enter. If some of program files that are needed to uninstall spiceworks agent are missing or corrupted, you may fail to uninstall it. So lets find out if a particular node even has our target software spiceworks does attempt to list this information in its software scan. How to uninstall software on remote computers using a. From fullfeatured plugins to reports and language packs in the spiceworks community, youll find just what you need to customize the spiceworks onpremesis network inventory app and stay on top of it. In the window that comes up you can choose targets from spiceworks, pdq inventory, ad or simply type them out if you only need to uninstall from a. Spiceworks it desktop, monitoring, helpdesk and reporting service.
In this manual, i will show how you can uninstall software remotely from your computer using the command line and not delete files, but uninstall the program, without going into the control panel and running the programs and features applet. It then obtains the uninstall string of the same softwareapplication. Some of you may have wondered how to remove single or multiple programs on a remote computer. Removing kbs with powershell, psexec, and wusa by ben0xa on april 12, 20 add comment in powershell, programming, technology well, yesterday microsoft announced that kb 2823324 was causing some machines to bsod and has recommended everyone to uninstall this hotfix. Click allow users to continue to use the software but prevent new installations, and then click ok. Solved uninstall software remotely using spiceworks. Im new to the software so not 100% sure if this can be accomplished using a modified configuration policy script or if im looking at this the wrong way. I have tried many things to uninstall this software including. Delete local user profiles remotely using a powershell script delprof2.
This script reads the name of each software application to be uninstalled, from the file uninstalllist. The topic uninstall software remotely is closed to new replies. Jan 23, 2018 remove, delete, destroy bloatware in windows 10 there is so much bloatware on my pc courtesy microsoft and hp. Cannot uninstall symantec endpoint protection manager. Uninstall microsoft teams from all users on a pc spiceworks. Jan 08, 2018 if you would still like to uninstall the mixed reality viewer and mixed reality portal application, kindly follow the steps on this link to uninstall applications on windows 10 either via the control panel or using the settings app. The uninstall task starts to run and immediately restarts the remote server in question to complete the uninstallation. How to uninstall programs using powershell life of a. Uninstall unwanted spiceworks software, fix software install, uninstallupgrade errors, remove.
The output of this command is more informative than that of gethotfix because the property summary gives you a description of the patches conclusion. Unfortunately, ive found quite a bit of adware on my windows 10 computer thats been interfering with the software im needing to use for work. I have the standard 250 license, not professional or higher. How to create a script via batch file that will uninstall a pro gram if it was installed on windows 7 64bit or 32bit. Spiceworks is a totally free piece of software if you choose to selfhost. A systems management tool for tracking and organizing hardware, software, and windows configuration data. The fix was to uninstall the firewall clients, and then reinstall sophos manually from the workstation. Could possibly make a script to iterate all valid systems, i had less then 50 so i just threw all the commands into notepad and would copypaste the lines to execute i had 5 script windows open to handle them as execution times would vary between which system being called.
Mainly my concern is being able to addupdateremove any software. For this example, we are going to silently uninstall office 2010, but the steps for uninstalling other editions of office are very similar. Using powershell to get a list of installed software from. The ability to manually add inventory items gets overlapped for the constant network scanning. This article was originally written by a member of the spiceworks it community. It gets a list of programs from a remote computer, then allows you to select an application and uninstall it with the uninstall string in the registry. Click immediately uninstall the software from users and computers, and then click ok. This includes personalizing content and advertising. I am looking for a script to use within dell kace that enables me to uninstall any versions of mozilla firefox. Ben0xa removing kbs with powershell, psexec, and wusa.
Uninstall software remotely network uninstall program. As for the inability to remotely uninstall software 1 i dont have the version of lansweeper that allows for deployment. 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. How can i uninstall mixed reality viewer and mixed reality. Remove spiceworks expert guide to help you uninstall. Uninstalling software silently over the network spiceworks. Powershell script to install and uninstall software. Uninstall software remotely using the command line spiceworks. Expand the software settings container that contains the software installation item that you used to deploy the package.
Besides your personal information, we may collect and use job title, company, and related business information. Delete local user profiles remotely using a powershell. How to remotely uninstall applications thanks to remoteexec. A scheduled task is added to windows task scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times the schedule varies depending on the version. Jun 09, 2014 the uninstall task starts to run and immediately restarts the remote server in question to complete the uninstallation. Using a command line to uninstall software on remote pcs. I wanted a script that would detect all versions of mir on a computer and uninstall each one, one at a time. 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. There are a variety of different reasons that someone may need to remotely install a piece of software on another computer. With the software discovery feature of spiceworks, you can see all devices. I have a number of hyperv windows server 2012 r2 core host machines in my environment. Spiceworks software network management needs a lot of the time it is discovering items that you have no interest in managing remotely and yet it keeps finding stuff and bringing it to your attention.
Using powershell to uninstall applications enhansoft. Find the software on your network which it pros like you target to uninstall. I am trying write a script that can remove a none msi program that is. Of course any such software should be able to handle nonmicrosoft software as well. Deployment software and system administrator tools. Oct 02, 2015 i removed a remote monitoring agent from all of our workstations using the software s own removal tool labtech, using labtechs agent uninstaller the program no longer shows in the windows 7 programs listing, and no longer has a folder on the hard drive either, yet lansweeper is still reporting the software as being installed on some workstations, and when i run the remote uninstaller.
There are many solutions and software tools available for uninstalling and installing software on remote computers. The process listens for or sends data on open ports to a lan or the internet. A howto on using the wmic to remote uninstall applications. Wmi compliant software will run the default uninstallation procedures without the user needing to do anything they receive no prompts etc. This was remove a mac management software that we no longer use something useful through putty which support ssh connections. Spiceworks is a software program developed by spiceworks. I used spiceworks to determine all of the workstations that had the firewall clients installed and. In a panic, you asked all your users to blindly install the new version of adobe reader straight from adobes site. Find answers to how can i uninstall software remotely. Download the software and tools helping it pros get their job done all for free. How to use group policy to remotely install software in. Click immediately uninstall the software from users and computers. Using powershell to uninstall applications by garth jones july 25, 2017.
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