Get-Package | Uninstall Package doesn't work, no error-CodePudding

I try to list all applications, choose one of them and uninstall it, kind of like in control panel.

$package = get-package | Out-GridView -PassThru

Get-Package -Name $package.Name | Uninstall-Package

when I execute this and choose Google Chrome, it doesn't do much. this is probably a dumb question, not new to PowerShell but not veteran either

CodePudding user response：

The Uninstall-Package cmdlet can't delete entries where "ProviderName" is "Programs" Example:

get-package *chrome*

Name                           Version          Source                           ProviderName
----                           -------          ------                           ------------
Google Chrome                  105.0.5195.127                                    Programs

In general Programs with "ProviderName" property as "Programs" are ones that are installed via .exe .

If you want to uninstall packages with PackageManagement/PowerShellGet they need to be installed by PackageManagement/PowerShellGet.

Alternative would be to install Chocolatey Package Provider and it should be able to delete it