# 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 }