# This script will manually rip out all VMware Tools registry entries and files for Windows 2008-2019 # Tested for 2019, 2016, and probably works on 2012 R2 after the 2016 fixes.
# This function pulls out the common ID used for most of the VMware registry entries along with the ID # associated with the MSI for VMware Tools. functionGet-VMwareToolsInstallerID { foreach ($itemin$(Get-ChildItem Registry::HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products)) { If ($item.GetValue('ProductName') -eq'VMware Tools') { return@{ reg_id = $item.PSChildName; msi_id = [Regex]::Match($item.GetValue('ProductIcon'), '(?<={)(.*?)(?=})') | Select-Object-ExpandProperty Value } } } }
$vmware_tools_ids = Get-VMwareToolsInstallerID
# Targets we can hit with the common registry ID from $vmware_tools_ids.reg_id $reg_targets = @( "Registry::HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\", "Registry::HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\", "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Features\", "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\", "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\" )
# Create an empty array to hold all the uninstallation targets and compose the entries into the target array $targets = @()
If ($vmware_tools_ids) { foreach ($itemin$reg_targets) { $targets += $item + $vmware_tools_ids.reg_id } # Add the MSI installer ID regkey $targets += "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{$($vmware_tools_ids.msi_id)}" }
# This is a bit of a shotgun approach, but if we are at a version less than 2016, add the Uninstaller entries we don't # try to automatically determine. If ([Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Major -lt10) { $targets += "HKCR:\CLSID\{D86ADE52-C4D9-4B98-AA0D-9B0C7F1EBBC8}" $targets += "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{9709436B-5A41-4946-8BE7-2AA433CAF108}" $targets += "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{FE2F6A2C-196E-4210-9C04-2B1BC21F07EF}" }
# Add the VMware, Inc regkey If (Test-Path"HKLM:\SOFTWARE\VMware, Inc.") { $targets += "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\VMware, Inc." }
# Thanks to @Gadgetgeek2000 for pointing out that the script leaves some 500mb of extra artifacts on disk. # This blob removes those. If(Test-Path$VMware_Common_Directory) { $targets += $VMware_Common_Directory }
# Create a list of services to stop and remove $services = Get-Service-DisplayName"VMware*" $services += Get-Service-DisplayName"GISvc"
# Warn the user about what is about to happen # Takes only y for an answer, bails otherwise. Write-Host"The following registry keys, filesystem folders, and services will be deleted:" If (!$targets-and !$services ) { Write-Host"Nothing to do!" } Else { $targets $services $user_confirmed = Read-Host"Continue (y/n)" If ($user_confirmed-eq"y") {
# Stop all running VMware Services $services | Stop-Service-Confirm:$false
# Cover for Remove-Service not existing in PowerShell versions < 6.0 If (Get-CommandRemove-Service-errorAction SilentlyContinue) { $services | Remove-Service-Confirm:$false } Else { foreach ($sin$services) { sc.exe DELETE $($s.Name) } }
# Remove all the files that are listed in $targets foreach ($itemin$targets) { If(Test-Path$item) { Remove-Item-Path$item-Recurse } } Write-Host"Done. Reboot to complete removal." } Else { Write-Host"Failed to get user confirmation" } }