force uninstall chromium

gistfile1.txt

$AllRegAppEntries = Get-ChildItem -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall,HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall | ForEach-Object {Get-ItemProperty -Path $_.pspath}

$FilteredApps = New-Object System.Collections.ArrayList



foreach ($App in $AllRegAppEntries) {
    if ($App.DisplayName -ilike "*chromi*") {

        Write-Host $App

        try {
            $DisplayVersionAsVersion = New-Object System.Version $App.DisplayVersion
        } catch {
            $DisplayVersionAsVersion = New-Object System.Version
        }

        $VersionToCheck = New-Object System.Version "111.0.5563.71"

        if ($DisplayVersionAsVersion -lt $VersionToCheck) {
            [void]$FilteredApps.Add($App)
        }
    }
}




foreach ($App in $FilteredApps) {
    # Make sure uninstall string uses MSIEXEC
    if ($App.UninstallString -ilike "msiexec*") {
        $GUID = $App.UninstallString.Substring($App.UninstallString.IndexOf("{"))
        $GUID = $GUID.Substring(0, $GUID.IndexOf("}") + 1)
        Write-Host "Running the following command: msiexec.exe /x $GUID /qn /norestart"
        Start-Process "msiexec.exe" "/x $GUID /qn /norestart" -Wait
    }
    if ($App.UninstallString -ilike "*setup.exe*") {
        Write-Host "Running the followng command: lala"
        c
    }
} 

in the end I went with the second option

    - name: Uninstall Chromium forcibly
      tags: chromium
      win_command: '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Chromium\Application\108.0.5359.125\Installer\setup.exe" --uninstall --system-level --force-uninstall'
      args:
          removes: "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Chromium\\Application\\108.0.5359.125"