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Brass Contributor

Sep 17, 2023

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Unable to uninstall Visual Studio Pro 2022 via Intune

Hi, I'm able to install Visual Studio Pro 2022 but unable to uninstall it via Intune. Following are the commands that I'm using: Install command vs_Professional.exe --nocache --wait --noUpda...

Intune

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Visual studio 2022

Harm_Veenstra
Sep 19, 2023
newtotechcom-J I Installed it using your install command. I used this as the uninstall string, which also removes the Visual Studio installer after uninstalling Visual Studio Pro 2022:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe" /uninstall --passive

It does, however, leave the CoreEditorFonts installed. You can put the command above and this one below in one uninstall.cmd and use that as uninstall string:
MsiExec.exe /X{1851460E-0E63-4117-B5BA-25A2F045801B} /qn

Your initial uninstall string didn't work because it needed a space behind the Installpath before specifying the --quiet option

newtotechcom-J

Brass Contributor

Sep 23, 2023

Harm_Veenstra

Should I use just this command:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe" /uninstall --passive

or Should use just this command:

MsiExec.exe /X{1851460E-0E63-4117-B5BA-25A2F045801B} /qn

or Should I have them both together like this in uninstall command as shown in snapshot?

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe" /uninstall --passive ; MsiExec.exe /X{1851460E-0E63-4117-B5BA-25A2F045801B} /qn

Harm_Veenstra

MVP

Sep 23, 2023

You need both uninstall commands, one is for Visual Studio, and the other one is for CoreEditorFonts. Just add them to an uninstall.cmd file, one line per command, and package uninstall.cmd and vs_Professional.exe from one directory to a .intunewin package. The install command is vs_Professional.exe --nocache --wait --noUpdateInstaller --noWeb --quiet --norestart and the uninstall command is uninstall.cmd.

newtotechcom-J
Brass Contributor
Sep 25, 2023
Harm_Veenstra
I tried the following steps, but I'm still unable to uninstall visual studio code pro-2022.

specified the following things in intuneWinAppUtil:

Please specify the source folder: C:\Test\Intune package
Please specify the setup file: vs_Professional.exe
Please specify the output folder: C:\Test\Installer
Do you want to specify catalog folder (Y/N)?N

And got the intunewin file.

The folder: Intune package has these two files as shared in the snapshot:
uninstall.cmd and vs_Professional.exe file

The uninstall.cmd has following commands also shown in snapshot:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe" /uninstall --passive
MsiExec.exe /X{1851460E-0E63-4117-B5BA-25A2F045801B} /qn

And used the following command in intune:
Install command:
vs_Professional.exe --nocache --wait --noUpdateInstaller --noWeb --quiet --norestart
Uninstall command:
uninstall.cmd

And then tried uninstalling visual studio code pro 2022 from company portal app and getting this error in intune:
Uninstall Failed
The system cannot find the file specified. (0x80070002)

Please help.
- Harm_Veenstra
  MVP
  Sep 25, 2023
  newtotechcom-J
  I tested it again, and the install command and uninstall.cmd both works when running it interactively. Uploaded the intunewin app to my tenant, made it required for my test device, and installed it correctly. Then, I configured it to uninstall using the uninstall.cmd, which also works.
  
  Then I added it to the Company Portal as Available. Installing but also uninstalling works fine...
  
  My settings:
  
  Uninstall.cmd:
  
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe" /uninstall --passive
  MsiExec.exe /X{1851460E-0E63-4117-B5BA-25A2F045801B} /qn
  - newtotechcom-J
    Brass Contributor
    Sep 26, 2023
    So, what do you think might be the issue?
    
    And, may I know how you got this value: 1851460E-0E63-4117-B5BA-25A2F045801B?