206 lines
7.2 KiB
PowerShell
206 lines
7.2 KiB
PowerShell
<#
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.Synopsis
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Allows listing, finding and uninstalling most software on Windows. There will be a best effort to uninstall silently if the silent
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uninstall string is not provided.
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.DESCRIPTION
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Allows listing, finding and uninstalling most software on Windows. There will be a best effort to uninstall silently if the silent
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uninstall string is not provided.
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.INPUTS
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-list Will list all installed 32-bit and 64-bit software installed on the target machine.
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-list "<software name>" will find a particular application installed giving you the uninstall string and quiet uninstall string if it exists
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-list "<software name>" -u "<uninstall string>" will allow you to uninstall the software from the Windows machine silently
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-list "<software name>" -u "<quiet uninstall string>" will allow you to uninstall the software from the Windows machine silently
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.EXAMPLE
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Follow the steps below via script arguments to find and then uninstall VLC Media Player.
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Step 1: -list "vlc"
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Step 1 result:
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1 results
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**********
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Name: VLC media player
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Version: 3.0.12
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Uninstall String: "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe"
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**********
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Step 2: -list "vlc" -u "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe"
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Step 3: Will get result back stating if the application has been uninstalled or not.
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.EXAMPLE
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For a more complex uninstall of for example the Bentley CONNECTION Client with extra arguments.
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Step 1: -list "CONNECTION Client"
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Step 1 result:
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2 results
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**********
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Name: CONNECTION Client
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Version: 11.0.3.14
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Silent Uninstall String: "C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{54c12e19-d8a1-4c26-80cd-6af08f602d4f}\Setup_CONNECTIONClientx64_11.00.03.14.exe" /uninstall /quiet
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**********
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Name: CONNECTION Client
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Version: 11.00.03.14
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Uninstall String: MsiExec.exe /X{BF2011BD-2485-4CBA-BBFB-93205438C75B}
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**********
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Step 2: -list "CONNECTION Client" -u "C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{54c12e19-d8a1-4c26-80cd-6af08f602d4f}\Setup_CONNECTIONClientx64_11.00.03.14.exe" -args "/uninstall /quiet"
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Step 3: Will get result back stating if the application has been uninstalled or not.
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.NOTES
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See https://github.com/subzdev/uninstall_software/blob/main/uninstall_software.ps1 . If you have extra additions please feel free to contribute and create PR
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v1.0 - 8/18/2021 Initial release
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#>
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[CmdletBinding()]
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param(
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[switch]$list,
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[string]$find,
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[string]$u,
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[string]$args
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)
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$Paths = @("HKLM:\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall\*", "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432node\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall\*", "HKU:\*\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*")
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$null = New-PSDrive -Name HKU -PSProvider Registry -Root Registry::HKEY_USERS
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If ($list -And !($find) -And !($u) -And !($args)) {
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$ResultCount = (Get-ItemProperty $Paths | Where-Object { $_.UninstallString -notlike "" } | Measure-Object).Count
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Write-Output "$($ResultCount) results `r"
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Write-Output "********** `n"
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foreach ($app in Get-ItemProperty $Paths | Where-Object { $_.UninstallString -notlike "" } | Sort-Object DisplayName) {
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if ($app.UninstallString) {
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$UninstallString = if ($app.QuietUninstallString) { "Silent Uninstall String: $($app.QuietUninstallString)" } else { "Uninstall String: $($app.UninstallString)" }
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Write-Output "Name: $($app.DisplayName)"
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Write-Output "Version: $($app.DisplayVersion)"
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Write-Output $UninstallString
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Write-Output "`r"
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Write-Output "**********"
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Write-Output "`r"
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}
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else {
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}
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}
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}
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If ($list -And $find -And !($u)) {
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$FindResults = (Get-ItemProperty $Paths | Where-object { $_.Displayname -match [regex]::Escape($find) } | Measure-Object).Count
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Write-Output "`r"
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Write-Output "$($FindResults) results `r"
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Write-Output "********** `n"
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foreach ($app in Get-ItemProperty $Paths | Where-Object { $_.Displayname -match [regex]::Escape($find) } | Sort-Object DisplayName) {
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if ($app.UninstallString) {
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$UninstallString = if ($app.QuietUninstallString) { "Silent Uninstall String: $($app.QuietUninstallString)" } else { "Uninstall String: $($app.UninstallString)" }
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Write-Output "Name: $($app.DisplayName)"
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Write-Output "Version: $($app.DisplayVersion)"
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Write-Output $UninstallString
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Write-Output "`r"
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Write-Output "**********"
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Write-Output "`r"
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}
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else {
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}
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}
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}
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##################################
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#uninstall code 32-bit and 64-bit
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#################################
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Function WithArgs ($u, $exeargs) {
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Start-Process -Filepath "$u" -ArgumentList $exeargs -Wait
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$UninstallTest = (Get-ItemProperty $Paths | Where-object { $_.UninstallString -match [regex]::Escape($u) }).DisplayName
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If ($UninstallTest) {
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Write-Output "$($AppName) has not been uninstalled"
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}
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else {
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Write-Output "$($AppName) has been uninstalled"
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}
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}
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$AppName = (Get-ItemProperty $Paths | Where-object { $_.UninstallString -match [regex]::Escape($u) }).DisplayName
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If ($list -And $find -And $u -Or $u -And !($list)) {
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If ($u -Match [regex]::Escape("MsiExec")) {
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$MsiArguments = $u -Replace "MsiExec.exe /I", "/X" -Replace "MsiExec.exe ", ""
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Start-Process -FilePath msiexec.exe -ArgumentList "$MsiArguments /quiet /norestart" -Wait
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$UninstallTest = (Get-ItemProperty $Paths | Where-object { $_.UninstallString -match [regex]::Escape($u) }).DisplayName
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If ($UninstallTest) {
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Write-Output "$($AppName) has not been uninstalled"
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}
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else {
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Write-Output "$($AppName) has been uninstalled"
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}
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}
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else {
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If (Test-Path -Path "$u" -PathType Leaf) {
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If ($args) {
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$exeargs = $args + ' ' + "/S /SILENT /VERYSILENT /NORESTART"
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WithArgs $u $exeargs
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}
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else {
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$exeargs = "/S /SILENT /VERYSILENT /NORESTART"
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WithArgs $u $exeargs
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}
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}
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else {
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Write-Output "The path '$($u)' does not exist."
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}
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}
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}
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If ($list -And $u) {
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If ($u -Match [regex]::Escape("MsiExec")) {
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$MsiArguments = $u -Replace "MsiExec.exe /I", "/X" -Replace "MsiExec.exe ", ""
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Start-Process -FilePath msiexec.exe -ArgumentList "$MsiArguments /quiet /norestart" -Wait
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$UninstallTest = (Get-ItemProperty $Paths | Where-object { $_.UninstallString -match [regex]::Escape($u) }).DisplayName
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If ($UninstallTest) {
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Write-Output "$($AppName) has not been uninstalled"
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}
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else {
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Write-Output "$($AppName) has been uninstalled"
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}
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}
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else {
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If (Test-Path -Path "$u" -PathType Leaf) {
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If ($args) {
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$exeargs = $args + ' ' + "/S /SILENT /VERYSILENT /NORESTART"
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WithArgs $u $exeargs
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}
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else {
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$exeargs = "/S /SILENT /VERYSILENT /NORESTART"
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WithArgs $u $exeargs
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}
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}
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else {
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Write-Output "The path '$($u)' does not exist."
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}
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}
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} |