Remove ScreenConnect or ConnectWise Control from Mac, Window and Linux. Posted on 21-Mar-2021. The client will be installed on /opt/screenconnect-XXXXXXXXXXXX. The SC technician provided me some commands to remove the printers manually, but if I can run the commands, why can't ScreenConnect simply perform the same function to remove the mapped printers after a host is disconnected. In summary, this request is to have ScreenConnect remove printers after host disconnects (properly or improperly).

The remote sharing server mentioned on the home page refers to ScreenConnect (SC) or what is now known as Connectwise Control. Here are some useful commands used in the command window.

NOTE: You will notice a couple of lines added to the scripts below that are specific commands for ScreenConnect. If you remove these two lines you can run these commands on any Windows machine. Here is an explanation of those lines:

• #!ps - This command tells SC the following commands are PowerShell commands. You are simply sending commands to the command prompt you can use #!cmd instead. I'm lazy and use #!ps for most of the commands.
• #maxlength=100000 - This command defines the number of lines to be returned. You can modify this based on what you are expecting, again I simply use the same for all my commands.
• #timeout=90000 - An important command that provides a timeout and is very useful for when you make a mistake! ;) Set this too low and your command may not complete...especially during installations.

Download a file using BITS

How To Remove Connectwise Control

Here I am downloading an mst file matching the below msi file for installation.

Another example of BITS download

What I'm actually doing here is copying the msi file matching the mst file above and then I will install the application.

msiexec from cli to install the application

Downloading another file using BITS in Windows

This script contains commands for Windows 10 Debloate

Yet another BITS download for unzip.exe hosted on my site

Combining and executing

Here I combine the commands to execute

Uninstall NinjaRMM

I was using NinjaRMM, but needed to uninstall. I achieved that with the following commands.

First check to see if it is installed

wmic product where 'Name like '%%Ninja%%' get name

Perform the un-installation/removal

Rename computer from CLI

WMIC computersystem where caption='DESKTOP-95PQTKT' rename NEWNAME

Change from default WORKGROUP to a new one via CLI

WMIC ComputerSystem Where Name='%NEWNAME%' Call JoinDomainOrWorkgroup Name='WORKGROUP-NEW'

Example of how to download a Windows update file using BITS inside of PS and then execute

Another example to install Windows update from CLI

dism /online /get-packages | findstr KB4074608

Check to see if Windows update has been installed on a system

SYSTEMINFO.exe | findstr KB4074608

Download PatchMyPC

Modify Registry Entry via PS

This entry is not display last user logged on:

Installing WebRoot AV from CLI and assigning license

Uninstall WebRoot AV from CLI

'C:Program FilesWebrootWRSA.exe' -uninstall'C:Program Files (x86)WebrootWRSA.exe' -uninstall

Windows Defender on Win 10

Connectwise Control Manual Uninstall Program

Turn off

Run the following command in PowerShell:

Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true

Enable Controlled Folder Access

Set-MpPreference -EnableControlledFolderAccess Enabled

CAUTION: Take ownership and delete

Running Windows Updates from PowerShell CLI

The first thing you will need to do is to manually Install the Windows Update module,

Next, you will need to connect to the Windows Update servers and download the updates, if any are needed

Connectwise Control Manual Uninstall Software

Last, use the following to install the Windows Updates downloaded to the computer

Connectwise Control Manual Uninstall Mac

If needed, you may need to register the update service with the following: