Uninstalling from Command-line in Windows
The Windows Management Instrumentation Console is the utility provided by Microsoft to remove installed programs/applications from command-line. There are situations where the default uninstall utility chipped with your windows operating system fails to remove some applications that you have either gone berserk or you have tagged "Unwanted". For such situtations, the WMIC could come in handy for this "harvest".
From your command line, perform the following:
1. Type "wmic" without the double quotes;
2. In the wmic prompt, type "product get name " also without the double quotes. This enlists all the installed applications on your system. Locate the application you want to "harvest" and proceed with 3
3. Type "product where name ="" call uninstall".
For example: product where name="Test Application" call uninstall
Accept the prompt question by supplying a "y". Then you are done.
For applications that are still uninstalled after the above processes, consider using an appropriate 3rd party uninstall utility.
The Windows Management Instrumentation Console is the utility provided by Microsoft to remove installed programs/applications from command-line. There are situations where the default uninstall utility chipped with your windows operating system fails to remove some applications that you have either gone berserk or you have tagged "Unwanted". For such situtations, the WMIC could come in handy for this "harvest".
From your command line, perform the following:
1. Type "wmic" without the double quotes;
2. In the wmic prompt, type "product get name " also without the double quotes. This enlists all the installed applications on your system. Locate the application you want to "harvest" and proceed with 3
3. Type "product where name ="
For example: product where name="Test Application" call uninstall
Accept the prompt question by supplying a "y". Then you are done.
For applications that are still uninstalled after the above processes, consider using an appropriate 3rd party uninstall utility.
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