| Product(s): | MicroStation | ||
| Version(s): | 10.10.00.23 | ||
| Environment: | N\A | ||
| Area: | Installation | ||
| Subarea: | General |
How to uninstall MicroStation silently
Steps to Accomplish
Option 1 If you have the original install ( Setup.exe ) file
Use the -Uninstall -Quiet command line switches after the setup.exe, for example :
C:\BentleyDownloads\MicroStation\Setup_MicroStationx64.exe -Uninstall -Quiet
Option 2 If no install ( Setup.exe ) file
Use Windows PowerShell ( Start > Windows PowerShell ) to get the location of the bootstrapper Setup.exe using the following command:
gci "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall" | foreach { gp $_.PSPath } | ? { $_ -match "MicroStation CONNECT Edition" } | select UninstallString
This will present a path that can be used, for example :
UninstallString
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"C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{0c77a938-fe26-4e0c-8bc7-3f2064729d40}\Setup_MicroStationx64.exe" /uninstall
This path can be used to uninstall the product silently :
Start-Process "C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{0c77a938-fe26-4e0c-8bc7-3f2064729d40}\Setup_MicroStationx64.exe" -ArgumentList "-Uninstall -Quiet" -Wait
To uninstall Post-install Components such as Bentley DGN Index Service, Bentley DGN Preview Handler etc
To uninstall these components again use the Windows Powershell to obtain their msiexec / product GUID using the following command
gci "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall" | foreach { gp $_.PSPath } | ? { $_ -match "ProductName" } | select UninstallString
or
gci "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall" | foreach { gp $_.PSPath } | ? { $_ -match "ProductName" } | select UninstallString
( Replace 'ProductName' with the Post-install component to be removed, for example 'Bentley DGN Index Service )
This will present a path that can be used, for example :
UninstallString
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MsiExec.exe /X{2E873893-A883-4C06-8308-7B491D58F3D6}
This path can be used to uninstall the product silently :
Start-Process "MsiExec.exe" -ArgumentList "/X{2E873893-A883-4C06-8308-7B491D58F3D6} /quiet" -Wait
See Also
The Help Section - Readme > Installation > Quickinstall Guide for the latest information
