You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to uninstall the product key.Īn OEM PC with UEFI firmware will have its product key permanently embedded in the firmware chip. This tutorial will show you how to uninstall the product key on a PC to deactivate Windows 10. If you try to activate Windows 10 on another PC with this same retail product key, you may have to activate by phone if online activation fails. Uninstalling the product key on a Windows 10 PC will not remove the digital license for that PC from Microsoft activation servers. Uninstalling a retail product key on a PC can be useful if you wanted to sell or give the PC away with Windows 10 still installed by not activated, or if you just wanted to use the product key to activate Windows 10 on another PC. A much safer way is using the programs unique identifying number.īelow I run the cmdlet again to see if CoffeeCup Free FTP is listed and this time nothing is returned.How to Uninstall Product Key to Deactivate Windows 10Īctivation helps verify that your copy of Windows is genuine and hasn’t been used on more devices than the Microsoft Software License Terms allow. If you want to be certain you are uninstalling the correct program then using just the name may not be the best method. $application = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product -Filter "IdentifyingNumber = ''"
$application = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product -Filter "Name = 'CoffeeCup Free FTP'" So long as it returns a ReturnValue of 0 its successful. To uninstall an application we simply need to save the WMI object and call. Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product -Filter "Name = 'CoffeeCup Free FTP'" Note this wont list any Windows Apps which are installed. Running this cmdlet will produce a list of all installed applications. Listing all installed programs, checking to see if a program is installed by its name and uninstalling programs is super easy and efficient using PowerShell and the Get-WmiObject cmdlet. Posted By in PowerShell, Software | 0 comments
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