Windows 10: Powershell to remove device driver

I'm trying to write a powershell script to look for a specific device driver and uninstall it.
I'm trying

$device = Get-WmiObject Win32_PnPSignedDriver | select DeviceName,InfName| where {$_.devicename -like "*Realtek PCIE*"}
Because for some reason when i select InfName by itself, it returns nothing. but when I do it alongside DeviceName it gives me the inf. I then want to take this inf name and use it in

Remove-WindowsDriver -Path "c:\offline" -Driver "OEM1.inf"

so I can totally remove the driver on start up. Even though I try disabling the device, it always manages to reenable itself.

:)

 

Remove Devices

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand that you are facing issues while removing the device from your Microsoft account as it keeps popping back after removing.



It could be possible that the device was using OneDrive with the same Microsoft account and that might be the reason you are able to see the device listed under your profile. I would suggest you to remove the device from OneDrive
and see if that helps.



You can follow the steps to remove the device from OneDrive.

1. Login to
   https://onedrive.live.com.
2. Now on the left hand pane click on PC’s.
3. Now click on the devices that are listed under PC’s and on the right hand side click on
   Remove PC.

If the issue persists, please get back to us with the results of the troubleshooting steps to assist you further.



Regards,

Prakhar Khare

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

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