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timatlee
Copper Contributor
Jul 29, 2020

How do I remove Skype for Business from a workstation after installation?

Hello..

 

We are wrapping up our migration to Teams, and I would like to remove the Skype for Business client from end-user workstations.

 

I understand I can do this at installation with the <ExcludeApp> key in an ODT configuration, but I'm not having success in removing it from an existing client after installation.

 

Can this be done?

 

Thanks..

office 365
Skype for Business

2 Replies

  • Willjmoo's avatar
    Willjmoo
    Brass Contributor
    Aug 02, 2020

    timatleehave you tried the following

     

    The command is: "setup.exe /uninstall SkypeforBusinessEntryRetail /config SilentUninstallConfig.xml"

     

    The XML contains:
    <?xml version="1.0"?>
    -<Configuration Product="SkypeforBusinessEntryRetail">
    <Display AcceptEula="yes" SuppressModal="yes" CompletionNotice="no" Level="none"/>
    </Configuration>

    • timatlee's avatar
      timatlee
      Copper Contributor
      Aug 04, 2020

      WilljmooI haven't tried that. I didn't find that anywhere in the documentation.

       

      It looks like it doesn't work though - it looks as though setup.exe doesn't consider it to be valid parameters:

       

      08/04/2020 13:21:13.530 SETUP (0x1584) 0x1748 Click-To-Run aoh7z Monitorable Args::Load: Invalid commands passed in for admin scenario: /uninstall SkypeforBusinessEntryRetail Remove-Lync-x86.xml

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