Remove a package from a Windows image.
Syntax
Remove-WindowsPackage { -Path String | [-Online] }
[-PackageName String] [-PackagePath String] [-NoRestart]
[-WindowsDirectory String] [-SystemDrive String] [-ScratchDirectory String]
[-LogPath String] [-LogLevel LogLevel] [CommonParameters]
Key
-Online
Indicates that the cmdlet operates on a running operating system on the local host.
-LogLevel [LogLevel]
Specifies the maximum output level shown in the logs. The default log level is 3. The accepted values are as
follows:
1 = Errors only
2 = Errors and warnings
3 = Errors, warnings, and information
4 = All of the information listed previously, plus debug output
-LogPath [String]
Specifies the full path and file name to log to. If not set, the default is %WINDIR%\Logs\Dism\dism.log.
In Windows PE, the default directory is the RAMDISK scratch space which can be as low as 32 MB. The log file
will automatically be archived. The archived log file will be saved with .bak appended to the file name and a
new log file will be generated. Each time the log file is archived the .bak file will be overwritten.
When using a network share that is not joined to a domain, use the NET use command together with domain
credentials to set access permissions before you set the log path for the DISM log.
-NoRestart
Suppress reboot. If a reboot is not required, this command does nothing.
This option will keep the application from prompting for a restart or keep it from restarting automatically.
-PackageName
The name of a package in the Windows image.
-PackagePath String
Specifies the location of the package to add to the image.
Valid values are:
A single .cab or .msu file.
A folder that contains a single expanded .cab file.
A folder that contains a single .msu file.
A folder that contains multiple .cab or .msu files.
If PackagePath is a folder that contains a .cab or .msu files at its root, any subfolders will also be
recursively checked for .cab and .msu files.
-Path String
Specifies the full path to the root directory of the offline Windows image that you will service. If the
directory named Windows is not a subdirectory of the root directory, -WindowsDirectory must be specified.
-ScratchDirectory [String]
Specifies a temporary directory that will be used when extracting files for use during servicing. The
directory must exist locally. If not specified, the \Windows\%Temp% directory will be used, with a
subdirectory name of a randomly generated hexadecimal value for each run of DISM. Items in the scratch
directory are deleted after each operation.
You should not use a network share location as a scratch directory to expand a package (.cab or .msu file) for
installation. The directory used for extracting files for temporary usage during servicing should be a local
directory.
-SystemDrive [String]
Specifies the path to the location of the BootMgr files. This is necessary only when the BootMgr files are
located on a partition other than the one that you are running the command from. Use -SystemDrive to service
an installed Windows image from a Windows PE environment.
-WindowsDirectory [String]
Specifies the path to the Windows directory relative to the image path. This cannot be the full path to the
Windows directory; it should be a relative path. If not specified, the default is the Windows directory in the
root of the offline image directory.
Removes a specified .cab file package from the image. Only .cab files can be specified. You cannot use this command to remove .msu files.
Using this command to remove a package from an offline image will not reduce the image size.
Remove a package from a running operating system image:
PS C:\> Remove-WindowsPackage -Online -PackageName "Microsoft-Windows-Backup-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.1.7601.16525"
Remove a package from a mounted operating system image:
PS C:\> Remove-WindowsPackage -Path "c:\offline" -PackagePath "c:\packages\package.cab"
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Add-WindowsPackage - Add a single .cab or .msu file to a Windows image.
Get-WindowsPackage - Get information about packages in a Windows image.
Add-WindowsCapability - Install a Windows capability package on the specified OS image.
Enable-ADOptionalFeature - Enable an Active Directory optional feature.
Add-WindowsCapability - Install a Windows capability package on the specified OS image.
Install-WindowsFeature - Install roles, role services, or features (Server 2012 R2).
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature - Enable a feature in a Windows image.