Misc/Remove-DesktopShortcut.ps1
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<#
.Synopsis Remove a shortcut .Description Remove a shortcut .Parameter Name Name of shortcut to remove from all locations #> function Remove-DesktopShortcut { Param ( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string] $Name ) "Desktop","CommonDesktop" | % { $environmentPath = [Environment]::GetFolderPath($_) If ($environmentPath -ne "") { $filename = Join-Path $environmentPath "$Name.lnk" if (Test-Path -Path $filename -PathType Leaf) { Remove-Item $filename -force } else { $folderName = $Name.Split(' ')[0] $shortcutName = $name.Substring($folderName.Length).TrimStart(' ') $folderName = Join-Path $environmentPath $folderName $filename = Join-Path $foldername "$shortcutName.lnk" if (Test-Path -Path $filename -PathType leaf) { Remove-Item $filename -Force try { Remove-Item $folderName -Recurse -force } catch {} } } } } "StartMenu","CommonStartMenu" | % { $environmentPath = [Environment]::GetFolderPath($_) if ($environmentPath -ne "") { $filename = Join-Path $environmentPath "BcContainerHelper\$Name.lnk" if (Test-Path -Path $filename) { Remove-Item $filename -force } } } } Export-ModuleMember -Function Remove-DesktopShortcut |