functions/Uninstall-DbatoolsWatchUpdate.ps1
function Uninstall-DbatoolsWatchUpdate { <# .SYNOPSIS Removes the scheduled task created for Watch-DbaUpdate by Install-DbatoolsWatchUpdate so that notifications no longer pop up. .DESCRIPTION Removes the scheduled task created for Watch-DbaUpdate by Install-DbatoolsWatchUpdate so that notifications no longer pop up. .NOTES Tags: Module, Watcher Author: Chrissy LeMaire (@cl), netnerds.net Website: https://dbatools.io Copyright: (c) 2018 by dbatools, licensed under MIT License: MIT https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT .LINK https://dbatools.io/Uninstall-DbatoolsWatchUpdate .EXAMPLE PS C:\> Uninstall-DbatoolsWatchUpdate Removes the scheduled task created by Install-DbatoolsWatchUpdate. #> [Cmdletbinding()] param() process { if (([Environment]::OSVersion).Version.Major -lt 10) { Write-Message -Level Warning -Message "This command only supports Windows 10 and higher." return } <# Does not utilize message system because of script block #> $script = { try { $task = Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName "dbatools version check" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue if ($null -eq $task) { Write-Message -Level Warning -Message "Task doesn't exist. Skipping removal." } else { Write-Message -Level Output -Message "Removing watchupdate.xml." $file = "$(Get-DbatoolsPath -Name localappdata)\dbatools\watchupdate.xml" Remove-Item $file -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue Write-Message -Level Output -Message "Removing Scheduled Task 'dbatools version check'." $task | Unregister-ScheduledTask -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction Stop Write-Message -Level Output -Message "Task removed" Start-Sleep -Seconds 2 } } catch { Write-Message -Level Warning -Message "Task could not be deleted. Please remove 'dbatools version check' manually." } } # Needs admin credentials to remove the task because of the way it was setup $task = Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName "dbatools version check" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue if ($null -eq $task) { Write-Message -Level Warning -Message "dbatools update watcher is not installed." return } if (-not ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator")) { Write-Message -Level Warning -Message "Removal of this scheduled task requires elevated permissions." Start-Process powershell -Verb runAs -ArgumentList Uninstall-DbatoolsWatchUpdate -Wait } else { Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock $script } Write-Message -Level Output -Message "All done." } } |