Uninstalling Msi package with MSIEXEC

Question

I need to uninstall a MSI package through command line. So i used:

msiexec /x package.msi

But this command requires the package.msi to be present in the local machine.

I want to uninstall the msi even if the msi file is missing.

How can I do that?

See here for a list of different ways to uninstall an MSI: http://stackoverflow.com/a/1055933/129130 — Stein Åsmul, Apr 18 '14 at 21:44

score 15 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 06 '11 at 13:25

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You can uninstall it using the product code:

msiexec.exe /x {your-product-code-guid}

You would obtain this code from the MSI itself, or whatever tool you are using to build the MSI.

Note that when you uninstall a product, it uses a cached MSI, since only the original MSI knows how to uninstall itself. When you use the product code, it uses the cached MSI from C:\WINDOWS\Installer.

answered Jun 06 '11 at 13:25

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what if you don't have the product id and it doesn't show up under "program and features" after you added the "product id" column? – Tomas Jansson May 13 '15 at 14:04
Unfortunately, this still shows "Locate MSI file" dialog – Ivan Nikitin May 11 '16 at 21:15
**[How can I find the product GUID of an installed MSI setup?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29937568/how-can-i-find-the-product-guid-of-an-installed-msi-setup/29937569#29937569)**. Just in case you don't have the tools to view the MSI file itself. – Stein Åsmul Aug 05 '17 at 21:18

score 7 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 26 '19 at 07:55

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See my answer on stackoverflow.com for various ways to uninstall MSI files / Windows Installer Packages from your computer.

You can uninstall via: msiexec, ARP, WMI, PowerShell, Deployment Systems such as SCCM, VBScript / COM Automation, DTF, or via hidden Windows cache folders, and a few other options.

edited Sep 26 '19 at 07:55

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answered Jun 26 '14 at 05:45

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Uninstalling Msi package with MSIEXEC

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