Trying to uninstall firefox using a powershell bat script. But i need to know which Firefox version is currently running and what is the folder name under program files/! I go lots of long script like: https://p0w3rsh3ll.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/get-firefoxinfo/
but i just want something simple which just return the current firefox version.
Firefox specifically contains a command-line option to get the version, as well as instructions on how to use it on Windows. This one-liner will get your current Firefox version (presuming you're in the right folder or your Firefox is in the system path):
$ffversion = [string](.\firefox.exe -v| Write-Output)
The | Write-Output bit is crucial, for now, due to a documented bug. The result is then converted to a string (also necessary) and saved as a variable here.
Assuming Firefox is installed in typical location:
wmic datafile where name='c:\\program files (x86)\\Mozilla Firefox\\Firefox.exe' get version
Just try below command in PowerShell -
PS> gp HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* |Select DisplayName, DisplayVersion, Publisher, InstallDate, HelpLink, UninstallString |ogv
This will display a popup with all the version details of installed software. In there Add Criteria and Set the DisplayName to Firefox.
You will get the version.
On x64 machines, if you want to do it with gp, you need
PS> gp HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*, HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Select DisplayName, DisplayVersion, Publisher, InstallDate, HelpLink, UninstallString |ogv
Thanks!
$firefox = (Get-Item (Get-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\firefox.exe').'(Default)').VersionInfo
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I have McAfee Drive Encryption installed on my Machine and trying to query the application using Powershell, however there is a really strange issue happening.
When i go the Uninstall Key in the registry, i can see McAfee Drive Encryption there, however it does not find it when i run the following command:
Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Where { $_.DisplayName -match "McAfee Drive" } | select DisplayName, DisplayVersion
now i tried to simply put the code as: Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*
and it lists all the applications in there but not the McAfee Value!, i have tried this on another account / Machine and that worked fine, so wondering if anyone had a similar issue at all?
Any Help is appreciated.
I'm trying to uninstall regular programs via PowerShell, and everything I've tried to put in the name="program name" section, appears to fail.
I've followed this guide here on how to do it.
I've tried removing Google Chrome as my test example. It's not actually want I want to remove, just a test target that I can easily and quickly reinstall.
I did first test on another machine which had Google Chrome, but didn't show up in this list. It also had this error. But now I tested on my main machine, where Google Chrome does show up in the list.
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> wmic product get name Name
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x64 Redistributable - 10.0.40219
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable - 10.0.40219
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime (x64)
Google Chrome
Google Update Helper
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Native Client
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> wmic product where name="Google Chrome" call uninstall
ERROR:
Description = Invalid query
Some irrelevant product get name entries have been removed to keep the list short.
I expect WMIC to uninstall the program, but instead I get the error found above.
The WMIC command requires the filter within quotes: wmic product where "name='Google Chrome'"
Powershell also exposes the Get-WMIObject cmdlet (alias gwmi) that has cleaner syntax:
$chrome = gwmi win32_product -filter "name='Google Chrome'"
$chrome.Uninstall
You can try the package commands too.
get-package *chrome* | uninstall-package -whatif
Try this
wmic product where "name like 'Google Chrome'" call uninstall
use '' on program name and "" on name
I need to install a driver on a bunch of systems. (it should have come from MS but we are using kace for patching so i cant use wsus to push it out) So i found this oneliner RUNDLL32.EXE SETUPAPI.DLL,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 %path to inf%
Next is to put a check into it so it looks if the driver is installed first but I am having trouble finding the driver. I made an assumption that guidid or class from .inf will provide me with the info i need to check.
[Version]
Signature="$Windows NT$"
Class=SmartCard
ClassGuid={990A2BD7-E738-46c7-B26F-1CF8FB9F1391}
Provider=%ProviderName%
CatalogFile=delta.cat
DriverVer=08/11/2015,8.4.9.0"
Get-WmiObject Win32_PnPSignedDriver -Property * | where {$_.ClassGuid -like
"990A2BD7-E738-46c7-B26F-1CF8FB9F1391"}
but I can not find the driver installed. I list all drivers and attempt to scroll through them to find this one and it's not there or it's called something else now.
eventual goal is something like this
if (!(Get-WmiObject Win32_PnPSignedDriver| select devicename, classguid |
where {$_.classguid -like "*990A2BD7-E738-46c7-B26F-1CF8FB9F1391*"})) {echo
do stuff} else { echo dont do stuff}
Any help in being able to identify if the driver is installed or not would be appreciated.
A little googling goes a long way as this has been asked a few times before. Here is a WMIC query against all the installed drivers on the system, then filters out everything except the smartcard class using the classGUID.
Get-WmiObject Win32_PnPSignedDriver| where-object {$_.ClassGUID -eq "{50DD5230-BA8A-11D1-BF5D-0000F805F530}"} |Select *
Here is what got me to my answer if you need additional clarification.
How do I get all the smart card readers on my system via WMI?
https://superuser.com/questions/567927/get-driver-version-via-command-line-windows
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/askperf/2012/02/17/useful-wmic-queries/
I've searched through the SOFTWARE\Classes and SOFTWARE\Microsoft subkeys, but couldn't find anything related to "spartan" or "edge". Given that Edge is still very new, there really isn't much information about this yet.
As an example, this is how I gather the information about the Internet Explorer Version via the registry on a remote machine:
$ieVersion=[Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey]::OpenRemoteBaseKey('LocalMachine', $args[0]).OpenSubKey('SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer').GetValue('SvcVersion')
Use the Get-AppxPackage command:
Get-AppxPackage -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach Version
The package name is valid on build 10240 but if you are on an earlier build, it might be different. If the above doesn't find the package try -Name *Edge* or -Name *Spartan*.
$productPath = $Env:WinDir + "\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_*\MicrosoftEdge.exe"
If(Test-Path $productPath) {
$productProperty = Get-ItemProperty -Path $productPath
Write-Host $productProperty.VersionInfo.ProductVersion
}
Else {
Write-Host "Not find Microsoft Edge."
}
Source How to determine the version of Microsoft Edge browser by PowerShell
For Edge on Chromium above 44 version
powershell:
Get-AppxPackage -Name *MicrosoftEdge.* | Foreach Version
cmd:
powershell "Get-AppxPackage -Name *MicrosoftEdge.* | Foreach Version"
I tested using two commands back to back. I ran from an elevated PowerShell session New-PSSession -ComputerName "The remote PC I was testing this on." and then once the connection was made I ran the Get-AppxPackage -Name Microsoft.MicsrosoftEdge and it pulled down the information, but I think it was more build information. You can also filter it down to version using the Pipe character. The full command looked like this.
Get-AppxPackage -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | select-object Version
I found this forum and others that lead me to some of the other switches and parameters I did not know about.
How can I find the Microsoft Edge version on Windows 10 in powershell?
I was trying to find an alternate way of remotely finding out what browser version it was. Trying to verify if it is updating regularly. I am still learning. I hope this helps. I found another article that shows me exactly what I am looking for differently without powershell.
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/161325-how-find-version-microsoft-edge-chromium-installed.html#option2
You may see multiple versions of Edge installed via Appx-Packages. I would recommend this approach:
$EdgeExe = Get-ItemPropertyValue 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\msedge.exe' "(default)"
$version = (Get-Item $EdgeExe).VersionInfo.ProductVersion
this is a deployment issue I'm hoping to solve with some simple Powershell:
When doing 32 bit Windows XP to 64 Bit Windows 7 migration, USMT is
migrating all the network printers, which is great. As the drivers
are obviously not correct though, the driver needs to be manually
upgraded (right click printer --> Update Driver).
Is there a WMI function or Powershell cmdlet for this action? I cant seem to find any
documentation on it! As our USMT task sequence is separate from the
deployment and runs under the migrated user's context I'm sure it
would work. If I could just get the right syntax, add a Powershell
script at the end of the TS that would be perfect.
I'm basically looking for the function that would have the same result as right-clicking the printer and clicking 'Update Driver'. I've cross posted here from the MDT forums as I think this would probably be more appropriate!
I've looked at Win32_Printer class but doesn't look like it has what I need.
How I understand it, doing a RC-> Update Driver is not really the correct way to manage print drivers.
Update driver is designed to update a driver from Version X to the next Version Y and not really the correct way to change the driver from a Win XP driver to a Win 7 driver (i.e. if the XP driver is at version 1.0, and the Win 7 driver is at 1.0, then running Update driver will not do anything because the versions will be the same).
The #1 and best option is to use PowerShell remove the printers, and re-add them (which will then also install the Windows 7 drivers). That way you will guarantee that they will work.
The script will be something like this:
#Get list of all the printers on the machine
$printers = gwmi win32_printer
#Save default Printer
$DefaultPrinter = $printers | where{$_.Default} | Select ShareName
#Create a list of all the printers we want to delete (in this case I am deleting all network printers)
$PrintersToDelete = $printers | where{$_.Network -eq $true}
#Create a list of all the printers we want to add (in this case, all network printers I just deleted)
$PrintersToAdd = $printers | where{$_.Network -eq $true} | Select Name
#Delete the printers I want to delete
$PrintersToDelete | foreach{$_.delete()}
#Add back all printers we want to add
$PrintersToAdd | foreach{(New-Object -ComObject WScript.Network).AddWindowsPrinterConnection($_.Name)}
#Get list of all the new printers on the machine
$printers = gwmi win32_printer
#Set the default printer
$NewDefaultPrinter = $printers | where{$_.DeviceID -match $DefaultPrinter}
$NewDefaultPrinter.SetDefaultPrinter()