From 111916ea992fb782d0d6159c3a64cb10a74e6d34 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ivo Oskamp <ivooskamp@oskamp.info>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:26:02 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add uninstall-MS-Visual-C++-2010.ps1

---
 uninstall-MS-Visual-C++-2010.ps1 | 104 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 104 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 uninstall-MS-Visual-C++-2010.ps1

diff --git a/uninstall-MS-Visual-C++-2010.ps1 b/uninstall-MS-Visual-C++-2010.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64e47b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/uninstall-MS-Visual-C++-2010.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+# Remove all "Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 ... Redistributable" (x86/x64), version independent
+# Exit codes:
+#   0 = OK (nothing found or everything removed successfully)
+#   1 = Failures occurred
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+$fails = 0
+
+function Invoke-Uninstall {
+    param(
+        [string]$CmdLine,
+        [string]$AppName
+    )
+
+    if (-not $CmdLine) {
+        Write-Warning "No UninstallString found for: $AppName"
+        $script:fails++
+        return
+    }
+
+    # Normalize to exe + args
+    $exe = $null; $args = ''
+    if ($CmdLine -match '^\s*"(.+?)"\s*(.*)$') {
+        $exe  = $Matches[1]
+        $args = $Matches[2]
+    } elseif ($CmdLine -match '^\s*(\S+)\s*(.*)$') {
+        $exe  = $Matches[1]
+        $args = $Matches[2]
+    }
+
+    # MSI: force silent uninstall
+    if ($exe -match '(?i)msiexec\.exe') {
+        # Convert /I {GUID} -> /x {GUID}
+        if ($args -match '(?i)/I\s*{([0-9A-F\-]+)}') {
+            $guid = $Matches[1]
+            $args = "/x {$guid} /quiet /norestart"
+        } else {
+            if ($args -notmatch '(?i)/x') { $args = "/x $args" }
+            if ($args -notmatch '(?i)/quiet|/qn') { $args += ' /quiet' }
+            if ($args -notmatch '(?i)/norestart') { $args += ' /norestart' }
+        }
+        Write-Output "Uninstall (MSI) $AppName -> msiexec $args"
+    } else {
+        # Non-MSI: try to enforce silent switches if missing
+        if ($args -notmatch '(?i)/quiet|/qn|/silent|/s') { $args += ' /quiet' }
+        if ($args -notmatch '(?i)/norestart') { $args += ' /norestart' }
+        Write-Output "Uninstall (EXE) $AppName -> $exe $args"
+    }
+
+    try {
+        $p = Start-Process -FilePath $exe -ArgumentList $args -Wait -PassThru -WindowStyle Hidden
+        $code = $p.ExitCode
+        # Common msiexec codes: 0=success, 3010=reboot required, 1605=not installed
+        if ($exe -match '(?i)msiexec\.exe') {
+            if ($code -in 0,3010,1605) {
+                if ($code -eq 3010) { Write-Output "Note: reboot required (3010) for $AppName" }
+                elseif ($code -eq 1605) { Write-Output "Not installed (1605) for $AppName, skipping." }
+                return
+            }
+        } else {
+            if ($code -eq 0) { return }
+        }
+        Write-Warning "Uninstall failed for $AppName with exit code $code"
+        $script:fails++
+    } catch {
+        Write-Warning "Error while uninstalling $AppName: $($_.Exception.Message)"
+        $script:fails++
+    }
+}
+
+# Pre-check: look for target apps
+$uninstallKeys = @(
+  'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*',
+  'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*'
+)
+
+$targets = foreach ($key in $uninstallKeys) {
+  Get-ItemProperty -Path $key -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
+    Where-Object {
+      $_.DisplayName -and
+      $_.DisplayName -like 'Microsoft Visual C++ 2010*Redistributable*'
+    }
+}
+
+if (-not $targets) {
+  Write-Output 'No Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributables found. Nothing to do.'
+  exit 0
+}
+
+Write-Output ("Found: " + ($targets.DisplayName | Sort-Object -Unique -join ', '))
+
+# Uninstall each item
+foreach ($app in $targets) {
+    $name  = $app.DisplayName
+    $cmd   = if ($app.QuietUninstallString) { $app.QuietUninstallString } else { $app.UninstallString }
+    Invoke-Uninstall -CmdLine $cmd -AppName $name
+}
+
+if ($fails -gt 0) {
+    Write-Output "Completed with errors: $fails item(s) failed to uninstall."
+    exit 1
+} else {
+    Write-Output 'Completed: all target items successfully removed (or not present).'
+    exit 0
+}