Deleting Devices
To delete a device from PDQ Connect, navigate to that device's Device Info page, click the vertical ellipses button in the top right, and select Delete device.
Devices that are online at the time they are deleted from PDQ Connect will be sent a self-destruct command to uninstall the PDQ Connect Agent and remove the associated data from the deleted computer. If a device is offline at the time it is removed from Connect, the agent and associated data will be deleted the next time that machine comes online.
If the PDQ Connect Agent is not removed automatically after deleting a device from PDQ Connect, the PDQ Connect Agent and the associated data will need to be manually removed from the device.
Manually Uninstalling
Occasionally, the PDQ Connect Agent may need to be manually uninstalled. Most often because the device was offline at the time it was deleted from PDQ Connect and was unable to receive the self destruct command that automatically triggers an uninstall.
Uninstalling From the Control Panel
On the computer you wish to remove the PDQ Connect Agent from, open the Control Panel > Programs & Features > select the PDQ Connect Agent > Uninstall.
Uninstalling Using PowerShell
Copy the script below into PowerShell ISE, save it as a .ps1 file, and run the script as an administrator on the machine you wish to uninstall the PDQ Connect Agent from.
$PDQConnectAgent = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq "PDQConnectAgent"}
$PDQConnectAgent.Uninstall()This script can also be pasted into a PDQ Deploy Package, using a PowerShell Step
Uninstalling Using PDQ Deploy
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Removing Lingering Data
When the PDQ Connect Agent is uninstalled using any of the above methods, the uninstaller will delete the directories that may contain any lingering data. In some rare cases, this data may remain on the device, and can be manually removed.
The directories that will be removed while uninstalling the PDQ Connect Agent are:
C:\ProgramData\PDQ\PDQConnectAgent
C:\Program Files\PDQ\PDQConnectAgent
If these directories are present after uninstalling the PDQ Connect Agent, they can be safely deleted.
Manually uninstalling the PDQ Connect Agent, without first deleting the device from PDQ Connect, will not delete the device from PDQ Connect and it will simply appear Offline. The device will still need to be deleted in the PDQ Connect Admin Web Console.
