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PowerShell Removing Browsers From Workstations

It is really easy to remove any application with PowerShell. With the scripts below you are able to remove the browsers from your domain computers. Scripts will remove Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Opera.

Jan 11, 2023 - 18:22

Feb 20, 2023 - 13:58

PowerShell Removing Browsers From Workstations

PowerShell Script - Remove Browsers

Quick Link to PowerShell Script:

powershell/remove_browsers.ps1 at main · kbsuperuser/powershell (github.com)

It is important to note:

Some of these paths might differ depending on where you have installed the browsers and the version of browsers and windows you have. You also need to run the script as administrator or use an elevated PowerShell session. Please review the scripts and take your own risks.
Run the script with as administrator or use an elevated PowerShell session on the target workstation. Or create the scripts in SCCM and deploy it to selected collections.

Mozilla Firefox

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# Uninstall Firefox via the command line
Start-Process -FilePath "msiexec.exe" -ArgumentList '/x {EC8030F7-C20A-464F-9B0E-13A3A9E97384} /quiet' -Wait

# Remove Firefox user data
Remove-Item -Path "$env:APPDATA\Mozilla\Firefox" -Recurse -Force

# Remove Firefox program files
Remove-Item -Path "$env:ProgramFiles\Mozilla Firefox" -Recurse -Force

# Remove Firefox from the start menu
Remove-Item -Path "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Firefox.lnk" -Force

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Google Chrome

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# Uninstall Google Chrome via the command line
$chrome = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product | Where-Object {$_.Name -like "Google Chrome*"}
$chrome.Uninstall()

# Remove Google Chrome user data
Remove-Item -Path "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Google\Chrome" -Recurse -Force
Remove-Item -Path "$env:APPDATA\Google\Chrome" -Recurse -Force

# Remove Google Chrome shortcuts
Remove-Item -Path "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Google Chrome.lnk" -Force
Remove-Item -Path "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chrome Apps.lnk" -Force

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Opera

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# Uninstall Opera via the command line
$opera = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product | Where-Object {$_.Name -like "Opera*"}
$opera.Uninstall()

# Remove Opera user data
Remove-Item -Path "$env:APPDATA\Opera Software" -Recurse -Force

# Remove Opera program files
Remove-Item -Path "$env:ProgramFiles\Opera" -Recurse -Force

# Remove Opera from the start menu
Remove-Item -Path "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Opera.lnk" -Force

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Combined script for All

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Remove Web Browsers - Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Opera
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script removes the web browsers.Some of these paths might differ depending on where you have installed the browsers and the version of browsers and windows you have. You also need to run the script as administrator or use an elevated PowerShell session. Please review the scripts and take your own risks.Run the script with as administrator or use an elevated PowerShell session on the target workstation. Or create the scripts in SCCM and deploy it to selected collections.
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./remove_browsers

.LINK
https://github.com/kbsuperuser/powershell
.NOTES
Author: kbsuperuser.com | License: CC0
#>