The Remove-WdsDriverPackage cmdlet removes a driver package from a driver group or removes a driver package from all driver groups and deletes it from the Windows Deployment Services driver store.
Specify a driver package by its unique name or ID.
To remove a driver package from a driver group, specify the name of the group.
A client must have access to at least one group that a driver package belongs to in order to install it.
To remove a driver package from all groups and delete if from the driver store, specify the RemoveFiles parameter.
Use the Import-WdsDriverPackage cmdlet to import drivers into the driver store.
Examples
Example 1: Remove a driver package from a group by using the package ID
PS C:\> Remove-WdsDriverPackage -GroupName "Drivers for Fabrikam Devices" -Id 32d78628-07fb-4e18-adc4-f0ecf8b41bbe
This command removes the driver package that has the specified ID from the group named Drivers for Fabrikam Devices.
Example 2: Remove a named driver package from a group
This command removes the driver package named Fabrikam Device Driver (x64) from all groups and deletes it from the driver store.
Parameters
-AsJob
Runs the cmdlet as a background job.
Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.
The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt.
You can continue to work in the session while the job completes.
To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets.
To get the job results, use the Receive-Job cmdlet.
For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see about_Jobs.
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
-CimSession
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer.
Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet.
The default is the current session on the local computer.
Parameter properties
Type:
CimSession[]
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Aliases:
Session
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-GroupName
Specifies the name of a driver group.
The cmdlet removes the driver package from this group.
Parameter properties
Type:
String
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
GroupById
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
True
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
GroupByName
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
True
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-Id
Specifies an ID.
This is the ID of the driver package to remove.
Parameter properties
Type:
Guid
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
StoreById
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
True
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
True
Value from remaining arguments:
False
GroupById
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
True
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
True
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-Name
Specifies a name.
This is the unique name of the driver package.
If this name is not unique, specify the driver package ID, instead, by using the Id parameter.
Parameter properties
Type:
String
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
GroupByName
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
True
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
True
Value from remaining arguments:
False
StoreByName
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
True
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
True
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-RemoveFiles
Indicates that this cmdlet removes the driver package from all driver groups and deletes it from the store.
Parameter properties
Type:
SwitchParameter
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
StoreById
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
True
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
StoreByName
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
True
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-ThrottleLimit
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet.
If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer.
The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
Parameter properties
Type:
Int32
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
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.