Uninstall-WindowsFeature
Uninstalls specified Windows Server roles, role services, and features from a computer that is running Windows Server 2012 R2.
Syntax
RunningComputer (Default)
Uninstall-WindowsFeature
[-Name] <Feature[]>
[-Restart]
[-IncludeManagementTools]
[-Remove]
[-ComputerName <String>]
[-Credential <PSCredential>]
[-LogPath <String>]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
VhdPath
Uninstall-WindowsFeature
[-Name] <Feature[]>
[-Vhd <String>]
[-IncludeManagementTools]
[-Remove]
[-ComputerName <String>]
[-Credential <PSCredential>]
[-LogPath <String>]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
The Uninstall-WindowsFeature cmdlet uninstalls and optionally removes specified roles, role services, and features from a computer that is running Windows Server 2012 R2, or from an offline virtual hard disk (VHD) on which Windows Server 2012 R2 is installed. By adding the Remove parameter, the cmdlet also uninstalls feature files, or payload, from a computer. This cmdlet replaces the Remove-WindowsFeature cmdlet that was used to uninstall roles, role services, and features in Windows Server 2008 R2.This cmdlet works similarly to the rrfw in Server Manager, with an important exception: by default, management tools are not uninstalled when you run the Uninstall-WindowsFeature cmdlet; you must add the IncludeManagementTools parameter to uninstall associated management tools.
This cmdlet requires elevation; you must be running a Windows PowerShell session as an administrator to use this cmdlet.
Examples
Example 1: Uninstall various roles and features installed on the target server
PS C:\> Get-WindowsFeature | Where-Object -FilterScript { $_.Installed -Eq $TRUE } | Uninstall-WindowsFeature
This command uninstalls any roles or features that are currently installed on the target server.
Example 2: Remove all role services from the specified server
PS C:\> Uninstall-WindowsFeature -Name "Web-Server" -ComputerName "Server1" -Credential "contoso\user1"
This command removes Web Server (IIS) from Server1, including all role services. The user account specified to perform the operation is contoso\user1.
Example 3: Remove feature files for any roles or features currently not installed on the local server
PS C:\> Get-WindowsFeature | Where-Object -FilterScript { $_.Installed -Eq $FALSE } | Uninstall-WindowsFeature -Remove
This command removes the feature files for any roles or features that currently are not installed on the local server.
Parameters
-ComputerName
Specifies the remote computer for which this cmdlet uninstalls and optionally removes one or more rrsandf_plural. This parameter accepts only one computer name. If this parameter is not added, or no computer name is specified, the default target is the local computer.
Valid values for the parameter include a NetBIOS name, an IP address, or a fully qualified domain name of a remote computer that is running Windows Server.
To use an IP address of a remote computer as the value of this parameter, your command must include the Credential parameter. The computer must either be configured for HTTPS transport, or the IP address of the remote computer must be included in the WinRM TrustedHosts list on the local computer. For information about adding a computer name to the WinRM TrustedHosts list, see How to Add a Computer to the Trusted Host List in about_Remote_Troubleshooting.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
| Aliases: | Cn |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | False |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
| Aliases: | cf |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Credential
Specifies a user account that has access rights to perform this action. If the parameter is not added, or no value is specified, the default value of this parameter is the current user. Enter a user name in one of the following formats:
-- UserName -- Domain\User -- User@Domain.com -- A Credential object returned by the Get-Credential cmdlet.
If a user name is entered, then a prompt for a password is displayed.
Parameter properties
| Type: | PSCredential |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-IncludeManagementTools
Indicates that the cmdlet uninstalls all applicable management tools along with the roles, role services, or features that are specified in the Name parameter. By default, management tools are not uninstalled when you run the Uninstall-WindowsFeature cmdlet; you must add this parameter to uninstall associated management tools.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-LogPath
Specifies a name and path to a log file. Add this parameter if the results of this cmdlet must be stored in a log.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Name
Specifies a list of features that this cmdlet uninstalls. This parameter does not support wildcard characters.
Parameter properties
| Type: | Feature[] |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | 0 |
| Mandatory: | True |
| Value from pipeline: | True |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Remove
Indicates that the cmdlet deletes feature files for the specified rrsandf_plural from the side-by-side store, located at %SystemDrive%:\Windows\WinSxS. If the feature is not yet uninstalled, the command uninstalls the feature.
When you delete feature files, features that depend upon the files you remove are also deleted. When you delete feature files for a subfeature, and no other subfeatures for the parent feature are installed, then files for the entire parent role or feature are deleted.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Restart
Indicates that this cmdlet automatically restarts the target computer, if a restart is required by the uninstallation process for the specified roles or features. This parameter cannot be used with the Vhd parameter.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
RunningComputer
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Vhd
Specifies the path to an offline VHD. The path can either point to a VHD file, or to a location on which the VHD is already mounted by using Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tools.
The VHD can be on a local disk on the target computer, or on a network shared folder. If the VHD is in a network shared folder, then the value of this parameter is a UNC path to the VHD. In this case, the computer account of the computer that you are using to mount the VHD must have read and write permissions (Read/Write permissions in the File Sharing dialog box, or Full Control on the Security tab of the folder Properties dialog box) on the shared folder, or the VHD will not be accessible. Local loopback Universal Naming Convention (UNC) paths are not supported. Use either of the following formats for the computer account: DOMAIN\SERVERNAME$ or SERVERNAME$.
Use the ComputerName parameter to specify the target computer you want to use to mount the VHD. If the ComputerName parameter is not specified, then the local computer is used. The computer that you are using to mount the VHD must be running Windows Server 2012 R2. Any local path, such as D:\myFolder, that is specified by using this parameter is always relative to the target computer.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
VhdPath
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | False |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
| Aliases: | wi |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.