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wdsutil remove-driverpackages

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Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012

Removes driver packages from the server.

Syntax

wdsutil /remove-DriverPackages [/Server:<Server name>] /Filtertype:<Filter type> /Operator:{Equal | NotEqual | GreaterOrEqual | LessOrEqual | Contains} /Value:<Value> [/Value:<Value> ...]

Parameters

Parameter Description
[/Server: <Server name>] Specifies the name of the server. This can be the NetBIOS name or the FQDN. If a server name is not specified, the local server is used.
/Filtertype:<Filter type> Specifies the attribute of the driver package to search for. You can specify multiple attributes in a single command. You must also specify /Operator and /Value with this option. <Filter type> can be one of the following:
  • PackageId
  • PackageName
  • PackageEnabled
  • Packagedateadded
  • PackageInfFilename
  • PackageClass
  • PackageProvider
  • PackageArchitecture
  • PackageLocale
  • PackageSigned
  • PackagedatePublished
  • Packageversion
  • Driverdescription
  • DriverManufacturer
  • DriverHardwareId
  • DrivercompatibleId
  • DriverExcludeId
  • DriverGroupId
  • DriverGroupName
/Operator:{Equal | NotEqual | GreaterOrEqual | LessOrEqual | Contains} Specifies the relationship between the attribute and the values. You can only specify Contains with string attributes. You can only specify GreaterOrEqual and LessOrEqual with date and version attributes.
/Value:<Value> Specifies the value to search for the specified <attribute>. You can specify multiple values for a single /Filtertype. The following list outlines the attributes that you can specify for each filter. For more information about these attributes, see Driver and Package attributes (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166895).
  • PackageId - Specify a valid GUID. For example: {4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}.
  • PackageName - Specify any string value.
  • PackageEnabled - Specify Yes or No.
  • Packagedateadded - Specify the date in the following format: YYYY/MM/DD.
  • PackageInfFilename - Specify any string value.
  • PackageClass - Specify a valid class name or class GUID. For example: DiskDrive, Net, or {4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}.
  • PackageProvider - Specify any string value.
  • PackageArchitecture - Specify x86, x64, or ia64.
  • PckageLocale - Specify a valid language identifier. For example: en-US or es-ES.
  • PackageSigned - Specify Yes or No.
  • PackagedatePublished - Specify the date in the following format: YYYY/MM/DD.
  • Packageversion - Specify the version in the following format: a.b.x.y. For example: 6.1.0.0.
  • Driverdescription - Specify any string value.
  • DriverManufacturer - Specify any string value.
  • DriverHardwareId - Specify any string value.
  • DrivercompatibleId - Specify any string value.
  • DriverExcludeId - Specify any string value.
  • DriverGroupId - Specify a valid GUID. For example: {4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}.
  • DriverGroupName - Specify any string value.

Examples

To remove packages, type one of the following:

wdsutil /verbose /remove-DriverPackages /Server:MyWdsServer
/Filtertype:PackageProvider /Operator:Equal /Value:Name1 /Value:Name2

wdsutil /remove-DriverPackages /Filtertype:PackageArchitecture /Operator:Equal
/Value:x86 /Value:x64 /Filtertype:PackageEnabled /Operator:Equal /Value:No

wdsutil /verbose /remove-DriverPackages /Server:MyWdsServer
/Filtertype:Packagedateadded /Operator:LessOrEqual /Value:2008/01/01