Unable to uninstall an application using PowerShell/InTune - McAfee

Alim Bhaluani 1 Reputation point
2021-11-03T02:21:23.707+00:00

Hello Everyone, I need some help...

I've been trying to uninstall McAfee Personal Security (MS Store App) using PowerShell/InTune but I'm having some issue.

The script is fairly simple, it's a one line command.

*Get-appxpackage -allusers 5A894077.McAfeeSecurity | Remove-AppPackage*

This works when running the script on the machine via PowerShell.

The issue seems to be when running the script through any automation process such as InTune or Task Scheduler (tested in both).

I've used Verbose and created a log file txt output to show it's running correctly. I've also created transcripts of the script which show successful as well.
I've also checked the IntuneManagementExtension log files & confirmed it ran successfully.
I've tried setting the execution policy to Unrestricted as well.

The deployment is applys to an AD Azure Group with 1 device (for testing) and is set to run as system (run as logged in user box is unchecked).

Please let me know your thoughts and if you need any further details or logs.

  • Alim
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  1. Lu Dai-MSFT 28,346 Reputation points
    2021-11-03T05:48:18.937+00:00

    @Alim Bhaluani Thanks for posting in our Q&A.

    To clarify this issue, we appreciate your help to collect some information:

    1. Please make sure the Powershell script is deployed to the device successfully.
    2. Please check if the device is 64 bit. If yes, please set "Run script in 64 bit PowerShell Host" to "Yes" in the Powershell script.
    3. Make sure the device is Azure AD joined, not Azure AD registered.
    4. From your description, did you mean that the setting "Run this script using the logged on credentials" is set to "No"?
      If yes, is it successful when you use the local system account to run the Powershell script?

    If there is anything update or any misunderstanding, feel free to let us know.

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  2. Rahul Jindal [MVP] 9,146 Reputation points MVP
    2021-11-03T07:53:59.347+00:00

    If it is a store app, then you should be able to sync it from store for business to Intune and create an uninstallation assignment.

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