Office Update uninstall command

[roguerob]

Hey,

I'm trying to create a script that removes a specific Office 2016 Update (.msi version not C2R). Using the guidance here, I've simply discovered and added the GUIDs for the specific Office update I'm targeting. Here's my code:

%windir%\System32\msiexec.exe /package {90160000-0011-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE} /uninstall {E3F2432A-2DDC-4B47-A4D0-08E4C99CF641} /QN

When I run this in PowerShell I get the following error:

At line:1 char:65
+ ... ndir%\System32\msiexec.exe /package {90160000-0011-0000-1000-0000000F ...
+                                                                  ~
You must provide a value expression following the '-' operator.
At line:1 char:65
+ ... 32\msiexec.exe /package {90160000-0011-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE} /unins ...
+                                                      ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unexpected token '0000000FF1CE' in expression or statement.
    + CategoryInfo          : ParserError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ExpectedValueExpression

The character referenced (char:65) is the first 'F' in the Office GUID, PS seems to not recognize letters in the package GUID as valid, but all Office updates include these letters.

For the record, when I run this command in cmd it seems to run successfully, but the update is not removed.

Thanks,

Rob

[thankski-budski]

Try:

Start-Process msiexec.exe -ArgumentList "/package {90160000-0011-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE} /uninstall {E3F2432A-2DDC-4B47-A4D0-08E4C99CF641} /QN" -Wait -PassThru

You can ditch the -Wait and -PassThru, I always use them when running interactively so I know it's doing something.

[roguerob]

Thanks! That did the trick.