Disable and Uninstall a device

Question

_{Thursday, September 5, 2013 10:47 AM}

Hello,

How can I disable and uninstall a specific device.

I can get device as below:

Get-WmiObject Win32_PNPEntity |  Where-Object {$_.Name -like "*$DeviceName*"}

PS: I want to do belows scenerio by Powershell (V2) in stand-alone W7 computer

All replies (4)

_{Thursday, September 5, 2013 1:06 PM}

I'm not sure about your precise circumstance  - but this might help you:

# just testing identifying drivers w/ pnpentities
gwmi win32_pnpentity | % { gwmi -Query "select * from win32_systemdriver where caption=`"$($_.caption)`"" } | ft

# then something like this to remove stop and remove. I've not tested
gwmi -Query "select * from win32_systemdriver where caption=`"THING_YOU_WANT_REMOVED`"" } | % { $_.StopService();$_.Delete() } 

Good luck!

G. Samuel Hays, MCT, MCSE 2012, MCITP: Enterprise Admin

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_{Thursday, September 5, 2013 1:20 PM}

Here are some options for you to look into:

1. Device Management PowerShell Cmdlets

2. The DevCon command-line utility

3. How to Manage Device Drivers with Command Line

_{Thursday, September 5, 2013 2:02 PM}

If we're strictly talking about requirements - then ebasaranoglu specified he wants a powershell (version 2) solution. If those requirements are strict, then that eliminates those options.  1) requires powershell v3, and 2 and 3 are non-powershell solutions.

G. Samuel Hays, MCT, MCSE 2012, MCITP: Enterprise Admin

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gsamuelhays.blogspot.com

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_{Sunday, September 8, 2013 10:12 AM}

For NETBT; << gwmi -Query "select * from win32_systemdriver where caption=`"NETBT`"" }>> can get NETBT device and shows that it is running.

But when I run <<  gwmi -Query "select * from win32_systemdriver where caption=`"NETBT`"" } | % { $_.StopService();$_.Delete() } >> it doesn't stop service. It is still running.

Tehre are 2 methods as SoprService and Delete when we check using Get-Member.

Do you have any other suggestion?