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Simon Kennerley
Copper Contributor
Jul 22, 2019

Silent and Unattended Uninstall for Edge Insider Browser?

Hi

 

Looking for a command line to silently and unattended uninstall for the new Microsoft Edge Insider Browser as I need to create an SCCM uninstall command.

 

The 'UninstallString' in the registry is:

 

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge Dev\Application\77.0.218.4\Installer\setup.exe" --uninstall --msedge-dev --system-level --verbose-logging

 

But when run it prompts to clear your browsing data

 

Is there a way to make this silent and unattended?

 

When you run setup.exe /? it gives no info on command line options  

 

TIA

 

 

  • abbodi1406's avatar
    abbodi1406
    Steel Contributor
    Apr 08, 2020
    @echo off
reg.exe query "HKU\S-1-5-19" 1>nul 2>nul || (echo Run the script as administrator&pause&exit)

set "u_path=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft"
set "s_path=%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft"
if /i %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%==x86 (if not defined PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432 (
  set "s_path=%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft"
  )
)

for /D %%i in ("%u_path%\Edge SxS\Application\*") do if exist "%%i\installer\setup.exe" (
start "" /w "%%i\installer\setup.exe" --uninstall --msedge-sxs --verbose-logging --force-uninstall --delete-profile
)
for /D %%i in ("%u_path%\Edge Dev\Application\*") do if exist "%%i\installer\setup.exe" (
start "" /w "%%i\installer\setup.exe" --uninstall --msedge-dev --verbose-logging --force-uninstall --delete-profile
)
for /D %%i in ("%u_path%\Edge Beta\Application\*") do if exist "%%i\installer\setup.exe" (
start "" /w "%%i\installer\setup.exe" --uninstall --msedge-beta --verbose-logging --force-uninstall --delete-profile
)
for /D %%i in ("%s_path%\Edge Beta\Application\*") do if exist "%%i\installer\setup.exe" (
start "" /w "%%i\installer\setup.exe" --uninstall --msedge-beta --system-level --verbose-logging --force-uninstall --delete-profile
)
for /D %%i in ("%s_path%\Edge Dev\Application\*") do if exist "%%i\installer\setup.exe" (
start "" /w "%%i\installer\setup.exe" --uninstall --msedge-dev --system-level --verbose-logging --force-uninstall --delete-profile
)
pause
    • JDI's avatar
      JDI
      Copper Contributor
      Aug 27, 2022
      That batch file is a nice piece of work, How few of us still no the inner mysteries of the Bat file script language, long may it live.
    • JimmyTheExploder's avatar
      JimmyTheExploder
      Copper Contributor
      Feb 04, 2020

      Steve Rugh Hi, I'm also trying to figure out a silent uninstall for Edge (actually Edge Dev in this case).

      The --force-uninstall parameter doesn't seem to work. Setup.exe appears to launch as I watch task manager, but then it immediately stops running. I don't get any prompts or error messages.'

      Here's the command line I'm using, which with the exception of the suggested --force-uninstall parameter, I've taken straight from the Uninstall key in the registry:

      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge Dev\Application\81.0.403.1\Installer\setup.exe" --force-uninstall --msedge-dev --system-level --verbose-logging
       
      Any ideas? I've also tried --silent-uninstall and --quiet-uninstall, but those didn't work, either.

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