[Solved]Silent uninstall is no longer working

[dwaderich]

dwaderich last edited by leocg

Starting with v80.0.4170.72 the /silent switch no longer seems to be working.

Previous working command
"C:\Program Files\Opera\Launcher.exe" /uninstall /silent /norestart

This command works, but is not silent.
"C:\Program Files\Opera\Launcher.exe" /uninstall /runimmediately /norestart

I've been unable to find any install log files to try to troubleshoot.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @dwaderich last edited by

@dwaderich It works in other Chromium based browsers?

[dwaderich]

dwaderich last edited by

yes, other chromium browsers install/uninstall fine

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by burnout426

Wonder if there's a command-line switch forwarding problem with launcher.exe. Does the command still work if you try it on the opera.exe in the root of the install folder or the one in the version folder?

[dwaderich]

dwaderich last edited by

"C:\Program Files\Opera\81.0.4196.31\opera.exe" /uninstall /silent /norestart and "C:\Program Files\Opera\81.0.4196.31\installer.exe" /uninstall /silent /norestart both failed. i also tried removing to the /nerestart to make sure that wasn't causing any issues.

is there a way to have to installer generate a log file?

[gmiazga]

gmiazga Opera @dwaderich last edited by

@dwaderich Hey, due to internal decision silent uninstall switch has been disabled for now.

[dwaderich]

dwaderich @gmiazga last edited by

@gmiazga any plans to re-introduce?

[wmike7]

wmike7 @gmiazga last edited by

@gmiazga Seriously? This makes Opera terribly unacceptable in any corporate environment. As an IT admin, I absolutely have to have the ability to uninstall applications in attended (silent) mode. I have hundreds of computers and cannot afford to connect to each and every computer to react to interactive user prompts.

Please bring this to concern to your decision-making team. The silent uninstall capability has to be brought back. Otherwise, everyone would have to go through all the hassle of developing Opera uninstall scripts to clean the mess.

[gmiazga]

gmiazga Opera @wmike7 last edited by

@wmike7 thanks for feedback. I forwarded this further to reconsider this solution.