Run the belowmentioned command to uninstall insync client. Uninstall software remotely with wmic computertechblog. Looking for a little help so i am currently using wmic example below. In the previous post we have gathered a list of workstations that required their microsoft. 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. Uninstall software on remote computers using wmic april 16, 20 july 20, 2018 vitalie ciobanu recently, i wanted to install nokia ovi suite to several computers in a company that started to have problems with their internet provider. So lets find out if a particular node even has our target software spiceworks does attempt to list this information in its software scan node. It can with a single commandline remove all older versions of the program, without the need of thirdparty software. You also may want to clean up the installation folder, if it still. Uninstall windows program silently using the command line. Type wmic and press enter, you will see a prompt wmic. Uninstalling software from remote computers is a pain, thankfully wmic can help us out below we will uninstall java 8 update 181 run an elevated cmd prompt or powershell.
Remove all tracker software products where the version number is lower than a specific value. List all the computers by name that you would like to uninstall that piece of software from, each on their own line. Detect application installations and prompt for elevation disabled. Solved computer restarts when application set to call uninstall. Wmic windows management instrumentation commandline is a command line tool that lets you obtain information and perform various functions on the.
How to perform a silent uninstall of insync client from a. Id have an uninstaller attempt to work through a list of known installed software and call the uninstall line which worked. For example adobe reader versions 7, 8, and 9 could be installed on machines in your organization. How to uninstall programs using command prompt webiboo. I can remotely uninstall stuff, and theres no trouble there.
It must be automatically, without entering any parameters during the uninstallation. By using the windows instrumentation commandline interface wmic, you can easily uninstall an application without having to use the gui. I think wmic commands can be run from a single line which should make it easier to add to a. Since you know the name of the item that you want to uninstall, what you have to do next is to send the command that will actually uninstall it. It is worth adding that it has long stepped over the scope of managing only the windows operating system and allows controlling many other compatible applications. These master uninstallers often provide command line options and do a much better job of uninstalling that the native uninstallers. Learn how to uninstall microsoft silverlight from windows command prompt using wmic command. Windows 7 forums is the largest help and support community, providing friendly help and advice for microsoft windows 7 computers such as dell, hp, acer, asus or a custom build. How to make the bat file which would be able to uninstall. There are a few simple ways to acquire this information for. Wmic product where name like ni% call uninstall nointeractive. Its not that the files are in use, so it cant remove them.
Just to clarify, you want to be able to run it and pass credentials rather than seeing the uac prompt, is that correct. Click enter, wait for some time to collect information and get about the following picture. I tried using wmic but it is unable to find these two programs. Note that you need to provide accurate program name along with the version if its part of the program name. Tracker software products knowledge base perform an. Systemlogonrun these programs at user logonenabledb. Programs uninstall using command prompt in windows. Wmic command for uninstall an application or software. How to uninstall software remotely using wmi on windows action1. 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. 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. Uninstall all software starting with a specific string stack overflow.
How are you uninstalling all versions of applications. Wmi command to find the name of the program, then processed the uninstall command. Wmic command for uninstall an application or software dear, i want to know the wmic command line for uninstall the software or application which is already installed in user system. Type in product where namename of program call uninstall and. 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. To uninstall on a remote computer, prefix the command with node. Wmic uninstall not working correctly solutions experts. Open elevated command prompt command prompt with admin privileges. Use powershell to find and uninstall software scripting blog. Using wmic in a batch file to uninstall a program stack. From the name, it is clear why this technology was created and applied. Scripting a silent uninstall with batchpushing out an uninstall using sccm. I need to get the list of installed softwares on remote windows hosts using wmi calls.
If the device was used by multiple users, remove the binaries for a specific user using this command. Running the following command removes all tracker software products older than major version 6. How to uninstall microsoft silverlight windows command line. Need to uninstall software from remote computers on the. Using a command line to uninstall software on remote pcs. Join me tomorrow when i will have a guest blog written by raymond mitchel as he talks about windows powershell and sharepoint. I want to know the wmic command line for uninstall the software or application which is already installed in user system. If you do not use the nointeractive switch, wmic will. I have processed the command, but it does the same thing. Uninstalling autodesk software with the wmic utility.
Contribute to cat5tveset development by creating an account on github. To remove the installation binaries and logs which continue to reside on the device in insync4 folder. Where instead of computer name we substitute the name of the remote and local machine with which you want to get an installed programs list. How to uninstall software using batch file server fault. Here are the instructions for uninstalling a program on a windows computer that was installed using the windows installer. In addition to product specific uninstallers as detailed in option 1, most large or old software companies have developed free master uninstallers to remove all of their software. Also note that wild cards can be used with wmic but the command is slightly different. This is a little longwinded due to trying things for a few days now. I wasnt aware you could use parameters with the uninstall method, wmic product call.
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, 8. If i run the command on a local pc removing the node part the wmic uninstall works fine. Then enter the name as it appears in that list, in a second command, like this. The above commands will run on your local computer. Some applications does not register on wmi default registry location upon. How to uninstall software remotely using wmi on windows. I know there is a removal script in labtech, but i couldnt get it to work. This command asks wmi to reply with a list including the name. Figure out the exact name of the program by having wmic produce a list. Scripting a silent uninstall with batchpushing out an. If you do not use the nointeractive switch, wmic will prompt the user to confirm the uninstall, which likely defeats the purpose of the scripting the uninstall. Lets downgrade them remotely using the windows management instrumentation commandline wmic. Type in product where namename of program call uninstall and press.
The most versatile way to uninstall is by using the wmi commandline wmic utility. You should be able to use the like operator with wmic. Wmic uninstall autoit general help and support autoit. If you want to remove all javarelated software use the following line. Windows management instrumentation commandline steps to uninstall software from cmd remotely using logmein as an example. This command asks wmi to reply with a list including the name, version, and vendor of all compliant software installations. There are three easy things you need to do uninstall a program using wmic open a cmd prompt running as an admin. The wmic call can be made on your local machine, a remote machine, or a list of remote machines. How to uninstall windows 10 apps using the command prompt. Hi all, im fairly new to the sysadmin world, so bear with me. Software uninstallation using wmic command line experts.
Once you become familiar with the steps, it will be much faster than having to access the addremove programs applet in the control panel. This command would trigger the uninstall process for all versions of the program xyz installed on the computer. Moving away from logmein we had over 1200 machines to uninstall with different versions of logmein. If that is the case, i would compile the uninstall script, and then from a second script run the compiled one with the runas look in the help file function.
The program can also provide details on many other aspects of your system. Uninstall software on remote computers using wmic system. The first step is to find out the names of installed programs on the windows computer. It then returns the value show that it has been uninstalled, and then i searched for it again using the wmi product search, and it does not show in the list of products any more, but the program is still installed. The below command helps to uninstall silverlight from any windows box.
Using a command line to uninstall software on remote pcs best. It all depends on the version of logmein that is installed, as it calls the uninstall string. How to uninstall software remotely using wmi on windows systems. Wmic windows management instrumentation commandline is a potent tool.
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