Uninstall group of applications using powershell

Question

I am getting group of application that i want to uninstall by using this command:

$app = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product | Where-Object {  $_.Name -match "Microsoft sql" }

$app is list of applications. Can i uninstall the complete group or i must loop with foreach?

PowerShell version -3

Rex Hardin · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-27 19:10:50Z

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You are getting an object array depicting a set of individual applications (ManagementObject).

Applications are uninstalled individually. Use a % loop!

$app | % { $_.Uninstall() }

answered Dec 27, 2012 at 19:10

Rex Hardin

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Yes! If you type "Alias %" you will see that it is aliased to the ForEach-Object commandlet.