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    This document provides instructions for remotely uninstalling software on multiple computers using PSEXEC and MSIEXEC from the command line. It explains how to download and use PSEXEC to run MSIEXEC with uninstall commands on remote machines over the network.

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    Uninstall software remotely using command line – Quick Reference


    Guide
    Remotely uninstall software on multiple computers at once from the Cloud

    If you need to remove software from a remote machine you can do so using a combination of PSEXEC and MSIEXEC.
    To uninstall software remotely using the method below, the software needs to have been installed using an MSI file.
    Since this is a standard deployment method for most commercial packages, this should not be too problematic. Of
    course, to do this, you also must have administrative rights to the remote machine.

    1. Download PSEXEC:
    - Download PSEXEC from Microsoft at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897553.aspx. Install
    it onto your computer by copying the file to a directory in your PATH. System32 will do nicely, or you can create
    a new directory to store your favorite command line tools and add it to your path.

    2. Open an administrative command prompt:


    - Open an administrative command prompt on your machine where you have copied PSEXEC.

    3. Run the following command:

    - Run the following command:

    psexec \\remotecomputername msiexec /x /q pathtotheMSIfile

    The UNC path to the remote computer can use either the NetBIOS name or the FQDN. The path to the MSI file
    must be relative to the machine you are uninstalling the software from. Again, a UNC path works well here.
    The /x means to uninstall, and /q means to do so without user input (quietly.)

    Pro tip: If you use psexec \\* it will run against every computer in the domain!

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