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Uninstall the FileWave Client on Windows

Use this Fileset when you need to uninstall the FileWave Client from Windows computers before archiving, deleting, selling, or otherwise removing those devices from FileWave management.

Deploy the uninstaller while the device can still receive Filesets. After the FileWave Client is removed, the device will no longer check in to the FileWave Server through the client.

Before you begin

  • Test the uninstaller on a small pilot group before broad deployment.
  • Make sure no required Filesets, scripts, or inventory actions still need to run on the device.
  • Plan the follow-up state change: archive the client if you need to keep the record, or delete the record if it should be removed from FileWave.

Download

Windows-ClientUninstaller-registry-2026-07-03.fileset.zip

This updated Fileset reads the Windows uninstall registry entries and runs the FileWave Client uninstall command silently. It does not use wmic or the Win32_Product WMI class.

Directions

  1. Download the attached Fileset and unzip it.
  2. Drag the unzipped Fileset into the root level of the Filesets tab so it is not accidentally deployed from inside another folder.
  3. Associate the Fileset to the Windows computers that should be removed from FileWave management.
  4. Run a Model Update.
  5. Confirm the uninstall has had time to run on the targeted devices.
  6. Archive or delete the FileWave records as appropriate, then run another Model Update.

How the Fileset works

The Fileset uses PowerShell to inspect these uninstall registry locations:

  • HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
  • HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

When it finds the FileWave Client uninstall entry, it runs the matching MSI uninstall command with quiet/no-restart options. This avoids the deprecated WMIC command-line utility and avoids querying Win32_Product, which Microsoft documents as a class that can trigger Windows Installer consistency checks.

After uninstall

Once the FileWave Client is removed, the device cannot receive additional FileWave Client commands. If the record is only being kept for history, archive it. If the device should be removed from FileWave entirely, delete the record and run Update Model.

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