How to Silently Uninstall Software With NI Package Manager CLI

Updated May 18, 2023

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Open a Command Prompt window as administrator and then navigate to the C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI Package Manager directory.
To uninstall specific packages, run the nipkg remove --allow-uninstall --yes <package> command. Replace with the actual name of the package you want to remove. For example, the following command will uninstall LabVIEW 2020 and VIPM: nipkg remove --allow-uninstall --yes ni-labview-2020-core-x86-en ni-vipm.
(Optional) To uninstall all NI software, run the following command:
- to remove all the NI software including the NI Package Manager nipkg remove --force-essential --force-locked --yes.
- to remove all the NI SW without removing the NI Package Manager nipkg remove --yes.
(Optional) Review the help documentation of the remove command by entering the following command: nipkg help remove.

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