Uninstall with system account
I am trying to uninstall a software and it is specified that the
# Set execution policy to bypass
Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force
# Get the uninstall string from the registry
$uninstallString = (Get-ItemProperty “HKLM:SOFTWAREWOW6432NodeMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall{1B4AF183-7693-42EC-B7EE-B6B1FB0140F0}_is1”).UninstallString
# Start the uninstallation process with administrative privileges
Start-Process -FilePath $uninstallString -ArgumentList “/SILENT” -Wait -Verb RunAs
I am trying to uninstall a software and it is specified that the Install behavior to be System I am not able to uninstall the software through PowerShell. When I run the PowerShell script locally it prompts me enter my service account which is how we install software or uninstall software. I am not sure how we could overrule this and install or uninstall software’s? I thought SYSTEM account should take care of this. # Set execution policy to bypassSet-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force# Get the uninstall string from the registry$uninstallString = (Get-ItemProperty “HKLM:SOFTWAREWOW6432NodeMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall{1B4AF183-7693-42EC-B7EE-B6B1FB0140F0}_is1”).UninstallString# Start the uninstallation process with administrative privilegesStart-Process -FilePath $uninstallString -ArgumentList “/SILENT” -Wait -Verb RunAs Read More
