12.3 Uninstalling software from a computer
You can uninstall software from a user computer by using the Uninstall Software wizard.
The Uninstall Software wizard creates tasks to uninstall software. After the completion of the wizard, the uninstallation tasks are executed according to the specified schedule.
To uninstall software from a computer:
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Display the Distribution (ITDM-compatible) module.
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In the menu area, select Packages and then Package List.
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To start the wizard, in the information area, select Launch Uninstall Wizard from Action.
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In the What is this Wizard? view, check the wizard procedure, and then click the Next button.
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In the Create Uninstallation Task view, specify information about the software to be uninstalled and the task execution schedule, and then click the Next button.
To specify the time at which to execute the uninstallation or messages to be sent to the user, click Execute Option.
Only the software that completely matches the software name and version specified in the above view will be uninstalled.
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In the Select Target Computers view, click the Change button.
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In the Change Applicable Computers dialog box, specify the computer from which you want to uninstall software, and then click OK.
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Click the Next button.
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In the Confirm Settings view, check the settings, and then click the Complete button.
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In the Complete view, click the Close button.
Software is uninstalled from the specified computer according to the scheduled tasks that were created. You can check the status of task execution in the Task List view of the Distribution (ITDM-compatible) module.
- Tip
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You can postpone software uninstallation to avoid executing it during urgent or important jobs. For details, see 12.6 Postponing downloads and installation as a user.
- Important
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You can register tasks to uninstall Windows Store apps, but uninstallation will not actually be performed. To uninstall a Windows Store apps, you will need to perform uninstallation on each target computer.
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