How to uninstall Chrome with PS script

Question

I am writing a script that uninstall Chrome and install specific version of this. I want to keep short this code but Invoke-Expression or Invoke-Command not working properly because the uninstall strings. How can write as short as possible?

$Uninstall = 
'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*',
'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*',
'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*' | ForEach-Object {
    Get-ItemProperty $_ | Where-Object {
        $_.DisplayName -eq 'Google Chrome'
    } | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'UninstallString' | Invoke-Expression
}

Uninstall string: "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\117.0.5938.92\Installer\setup.exe" --uninstall --channel=stable --system-level --verbose-logging

Answer 1

The simplest solution is to pass the uninstallation command line to cmd /c:

$Uninstall = 
  'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*',
  'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*',
  'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*' | 
      Get-ItemProperty | 
      Where-Object {
        $_.DisplayName -eq 'Google Chrome'
      } | 
      ForEach-Object {
        cmd /c $_.UninstallString
      }

The problem with trying to use Invoke-Expression is that it assumes PowerShell syntax, whereas the UninstallString strings assume no-shell syntax, which - except in edge cases - also works from cmd.exe.

For alternatives and additional information, see this answer.