Add "Uninstall Application" option to Tasksequence
It is possible to "Install Application" in a Tasksequence. It would be nice to be able to "Uninstall Application" too.
Roger G.
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Updated by bobmn for sangeev/OSD
38 comments
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Marc-André Chartrand commented
I can't believe this isn't done yet. This is rather simple to implement, over 1000 votes, posted in 2015, noted in 2016, end of 2019 no progress at all. Please make it happen!
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Gibson99
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this is a duplicate of https://configurationmanager.uservoice.com/forums/300492-ideas/suggestions/10138500-add-uninstall-application-option-to-tasksequence
that idea has over 1000 votes but hasn't been touched in over 3 years. sigh...
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Gibson99
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the lack of this feature is causing a lot of duplicate work, duplicate packages, and thus wasted space on distribution points. we already have an uninstall command line in each app's deployment type, so we should be able to use that in a task sequence as well!
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Anonymous
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Task sequences are often handy when wanting to reinstall a suite of applications. As it stands an uninstall command line has to be used within the task sequence to achieve this, this is not ideal.
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Daniel Bronco
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Expecially now that there is a Upgrade Windows 10 task sequence, it would be nice to clean up old applications rather than creating new apps to uninstall the old ones.
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Anonymous
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I would like this capability added also.
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Anonymous
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Hi, Indeed, this is something Really missing, forcing us to use packages and duplicating sources to get the same result
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Taylor Harris
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I completely concur with this one. It feels like an integrated piece that's been missing for quite a while now, without you having to duplicate the logic for different deployment types.
If you have an app you've added multiple deployment types and detection methods for and you have to add in commands or a script into a task sequence to do those same things, then you now have two places that you have to update your uninstall commands and detection for whenever a change is needed instead of just modifying the application.
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Anonymous
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Really need this!
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bennet
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Yes please! Although you could just duplicate the application and change the duplicate in a way so that the "uninstall" command line is in the "install" command line, all you have to do is then customize the detection method and there you go. :)
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TheLostBit
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Noted since March 2016, almost three years ago. Is there a real chance to have it in the nearer future?
I can't understand why it hasn't been implemented from the beginning, when 'Install Application' got available. We always must be able to uninstall Software too, not only to install. And there is always a point when it is required to do it in a certain sequence. As the dependencies of applications do not support uninstall of apps (why???) we have to use task sequences. At least we have to go back to use packages again and cannot use applications as the application model is missing important features to use it consequently in practice. -
Anonymous
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huge
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Lars-Erik Johansson
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Would save loads of unnecessary work.
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Paul
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This would be incredibly useful.
It would also be useful to allow for an application uninstall to be a dependency of an application. For example moving away from adobe acrobat to nitro pro it would be great to add a dependency to Nitro Pro to call the uninstall command from our Adobe Acrobat application.
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Christoph
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is almost a must for inplace upgrades in W10. Need to uninstall my antivirus solution, need to get rid of some other things to before the upgrade, then do the upgrade, then install them again. So the only way is scripting - back to the roots? :o
Additionally such a step would be muc easier to monitor and it could work with the already created application reducing efforts, reducing time for testing. -
Walter
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Would be very helpful for W10 upgrades and incompatible apps.
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Henko
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Would be very useful. Please add it. Using SCCM v1806.
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nate berrier
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I have many clients who need to regularly update Win10, but have security software that is incompatible during feature updates. Many clients are just now going through this pain. Id like to be able to remove software that slipped the cracks during upgrades
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Chris
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I agree. When creating an application deployment you can select the uninstall, so I wouldn't think it would be too difficult to add the same function to a task sequence.
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Raymond Sanborn
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There is an option in the SCCM task sequences to "Install Application" but there is not an option to "Uninstall Application". Given that the task sequence can call the command line syntax for installing, I am hoping that a solution can be implemented that will allow for applications to be uninstalled through the task sequence.