Uninstallation Using the Command Line Interface

Applies to Windows

2023-09-15

5 min read time

The steps to uninstall the HIP SDK for Windows are described in this document.

HIP SDK Uninstallation

The command line installer is the same executable which is used by the graphical front-end. The options supported by the command line interface are summarized in Table 9.

Table 9 HIP SDK Command Line Options

Install Option	Description
-install	Command used to install packages, both driver and applications. No output to the screen.
-install -boot	Silent install with auto reboot.
-install -log <absolute path>	Write install result code to the specified log file. The specified log file must be on a local machine. Double quotes are needed if there are spaces in the log file path.
-uninstall	Command to uninstall all packages installed by this installer on the system. There is no option to specify which packages to uninstall.
-uninstall -boot	Silent uninstall with auto reboot.
/? or /help	Shows a brief description of all switch commands.

Note

Unlike the graphical installer, the command line interface doesn’t support selectively installing parts of the SDK bundle. It’s all or nothing.

Launching the Installer From the Command Line

The installer is still a graphical application with a WinMain entry point, even when called on the command line. This means that the application lifetime is tied to a window, even on headless systems where that window may not be visible. To launch the installer from PowerShell that will block until the installer exits, one may use the following pattern:

Start-Process $InstallerExecutable -ArgumentList $InstallerArgs -NoNewWindow -Wait

Important

Running the installer requires Administrator Privileges.

For example, uninstalling all components and

Start-Process ~\Downloads\Setup.exe -ArgumentList '-uninstall' -NoNewWindow -Wait