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I stand corrected, It is listed roeaman. I had a brain fart. Anyway thanks for the how to, works like a charm.

Thanks, this worked great. Since I'm relatively new to SW, does it take a few network scans to fully report that the app is gone? The exception may be alerts - I'm unsure if alerts remain despite removal?

Also, some applications will require a restart before the last vestiges of them are gone I just ran the test uninstall of Acrobat. Great help and I cant wait to uninstall things on our network! Thanks for a great how-to. Thanks for that hint anders I've stuck it in the how-to and credited you. That tip may save someone some frustration:. Martin, while I use and love pstools, it's rare that a software vendor will provide an executable with silent uninstall options that we could take advantage of.

Verify your account to enable IT peers to see that you are a professional. Last Updated: Jun 22, 3 Minute Read. Hi Peter. I will take extreme caution in testing these as a few comments above advise against this method. In any event I appreciate your sharing this routine. Guys, thank you for your feedback. But there are situations when the administrator does not want to use third-party software for financial reasons, or because this is prohibited in the company, etc.

And then you have to use standard tools. But here again, everything depends on the administrators. Some of them simply do not want to work with PowerShell and Vbscript and do not want to learn it, because they are used to work with WMIC. In any case, KB is exploratory in nature and is an alternative to scripts and third-party software.

It is also possible that I forgot to mention in this guide that before using any tools and solutions unfamiliar to you, it is absolutely necessary to perform a backup. Learn Windows General Windows. General Windows Best Practices Windows Peter Action1 This person is a verified professional.

When Software Center tries to run it by itself in the background, it will fail. Once I open Software Center and retry the uninstallation, it works with no issues.

Any advice on why it doesn't work the first time on its own but when I open software center and retry it, it works with no issues? Laplink Software, Inc. Neil Laplink. Get answers from your peers along with millions of IT pros who visit Spiceworks.

Spiceworks Help Desk. The help desk software for IT. This how-to will enable you to obtain the uninstall string of any application from the registry. This can be very handy if you wish to create a batch file or similar. In the right hand pane select either 'uninstallstring' or 'quietuninstallstring' and copy the contents of the 'Value Data' feild.

Probably don't need to add this as well as everyone on here is pretty smart but if you have a x64 OS you'll also need to check under. John Rehill sorry to report this late. Obtain an uninstall string for any application. DPSkinner This person is a verified professional.