Boxstarter script to remove TwinCAT 3 packages from your computer

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This gist contains a boxstarter script to remove TwinCAT 3.1 from your computer, including the following additional packages:

• TwinCAT 3.1 engineering modules
• TwinCAT 3 measurement
• Remote Manager 4022 and 4024 installations
• TF5400 Kinematic transformation

It should allow you to more easily wipe TwinCAT 3 from your pc.

Notes

• It will not cleanup the registry
• It will not cleanup any local cache locations / temporary files
• Use at your own risk!

Usage

You can run the script using BoxStarter, see https://boxstarter.org/

Or simply use this link: Uninstall TwinCAT

uninstall-twincat-3.ps1

function RebootIfRequired(){
  if (Test-PendingReboot) {
    Invoke-Reboot
  }
}

$keys = Get-Package -Provider Programs -IncludeWindowsInstaller -Name "Beckhoff TF5400 *" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
foreach($key in $keys)
{
  $package = $key.Name
  Uninstall-Package -Name "$package"
}

RebootIfRequired

$keys = Get-Package -Provider Programs -IncludeWindowsInstaller -Name "Beckhoff TwinCAT 3.1 Remote Manager *" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
foreach($key in $keys)
{
  $package = $key.Name
  Uninstall-Package -Name "$package"
  RebootIfRequired
  if(Test-PendingReboot){
    break
  }
}

# Removing TwinCAT 3 Measurement requires a different approach, it doesn't respond to `Uninstall-Package`. Instead,
# get the uninstall string from the registry and call that command.
$app = Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Where-Object DisplayName -eq "Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 Measurement"
if ($null -ne $app)
{
  $command = $app.UninstallString
  $split = $command.Split('"')
  Start-Process $split[1] -ArgumentList $split[2] -Wait
}

RebootIfRequired

# Separate package list in 2 in order to force a reboot in between.
$keys = @('Beckhoff Support Info Report',
'Beckhoff Target Browser',
'Beckhoff TE130x Scope View',
'Beckhoff TE132x Bode Plot',
'Beckhoff TE9000 TwinSAFE Editor',
'Beckhoff TF3110 TC3 Filter Designer',
'Beckhoff TF3300 Scope Server',
'Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 Application Runtime Libraries (x64)',
'Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 BlockDiagram')

$keys2 = @('Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 Measurement Base',
'Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 Type System (x64)',
'Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 x64 Driver Package',
'Beckhoff TwinCAT MultiUser',
'Beckhoff TwinCAT MultiUser Git',
'Beckhoff TwinCAT PnP Driver Package',
'Beckhoff TwinCAT XAE Shell',
'Beckhoff TwinCAT Embedded Browser',
'Beckhoff TwinCAT 3.1 (Build 4024)',
'Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 Measurement',
'Beckhoff TwinCAT AML DataExchange')

foreach($key in $keys)
{
  if ($null -ne (Get-Package -Provider Programs -IncludeWindowsInstaller -Name "$key" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)){
    Uninstall-Package -Name "$key"
    RebootIfRequired
    if(Test-PendingReboot){
      break
    }
  }
}

RebootIfRequired

foreach($key in $keys2)
{
  if ($null -ne (Get-Package -Provider Programs -IncludeWindowsInstaller -Name "$key" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)){
    Uninstall-Package -Name "$key"
    RebootIfRequired
    if(Test-PendingReboot){
      break
    }
  }
}

# Remove any remaining items starting with "Beckhoff " from Programs and Features
$keys = Get-Package -Provider Programs -IncludeWindowsInstaller -Name "Beckhoff *" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
foreach($key in $keys)
{
  $package = $key.Name
  Uninstall-Package -Name "$package"
  RebootIfRequired
  if(Test-PendingReboot){
    break
  }
}

RebootIfRequired

Remove-Item -Path "$env:programdata\Beckhoff" -Force -Recurse
Remove-Item -Path "${env:programfiles(x86)}\Beckhoff" -Force -Recurse
Remove-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Beckhoff\TwinCAT3" -Force -Recurse
Remove-Item -Path "C:\TwinCAT\3.1" -Force -Recurse