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Uninstalling Old Office and Lync in one swoop

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Currently, we are in the process of migrating all users to Office 365 ProPlus. However, manually uninstalling lync and office can be a pain. An easier way to do this is to: Create a folder and make two separate xml files named lync.xml and proplus.xml. Put this folder in a publicly accessible share somewhere. In the lync.xml put in the following: <Configuration Product="LYNCENTRY"> <Display Level="None" AcceptEULA="TRUE" /> <Setting Id="SETUP_REBOOT" Value="NEVER" /> </Configuration> In the proplus.xml put in <Configuration Product="ProPlus"> <Display Level="none" CompletionNotice="no" SuppressModal="yes" AcceptEula="yes" /> <Setting Id="SETUP_REBOOT" Value="NEVER" /> </Configuration> Next, create a batch file named nuke.bat or whatever fancy thing you want to name it. Paste in the following: