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wdsutil remove-drivergrouppackages

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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 a driver group on a server.

Syntax

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

Parameters

Parameter Description
/DriverGroup:<Group Name> Specifies the name of the driver group.
[/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 driver packages from a driver group, type one of the following:

wdsutil /verbose /remove-DriverGroupPackages /DriverGroup:printerdrivers
/Filtertype:DriverManufacturer /Operator:NotEqual /Value:Name1 /Value:Name2

wdsutil /verbose /remove-DriverGroupPackages /DriverGroup:DisplayDrivers
/Filtertype:PackageArchitecture /Operator:Equal /Value:x86
/Filtertype:Packagedateadded /Operator:LessOrEqual /Value:2008/01/01