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Remove built-in version of Pester 3 (or -All) from Windows 10 Program Files and Program Files (x86).
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#Requires -RunAsAdministrator | |
function Uninstall-Pester ([switch]$All) { | |
if ([IntPtr]::Size * 8 -ne 64) { throw "Run this script from 64bit PowerShell." } | |
#Requires -RunAsAdministrator | |
$pesterPaths = foreach ($programFiles in ($env:ProgramFiles, ${env:ProgramFiles(x86)})) { | |
$path = "$programFiles\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Pester" | |
if ($null -ne $programFiles -and (Test-Path $path)) { | |
if ($All) { | |
Get-Item $path | |
} | |
else { | |
Get-ChildItem "$path\3.*" | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
if (-not $pesterPaths) { | |
"There are no Pester$(if (-not $all) {" 3"}) installations in Program Files and Program Files (x86) doing nothing." | |
return | |
} | |
foreach ($pesterPath in $pesterPaths) { | |
takeown /F $pesterPath /A /R | |
icacls $pesterPath /reset | |
# grant permissions to Administrators group, but use SID to do | |
# it because it is localized on non-us installations of Windows | |
icacls $pesterPath /grant "*S-1-5-32-544:F" /inheritance:d /T | |
Remove-Item -Path $pesterPath -Recurse -Force -Confirm:$false | |
} | |
} | |
Uninstall-Pester |
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Thanks, helped me with this problem.