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Created page with "# Choco Uninstall ``` # Ensure the script is running as administrator if (-not ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInR..."

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# Choco Uninstall
```
# Ensure the script is running as administrator
if (-not ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator"))
{
Write-Host "Please run this script as an administrator."
exit
}

# Stop Chocolatey processes (if any)
Write-Host "Stopping Chocolatey processes..."
Stop-Process -Name "choco*" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

# Remove Chocolatey installation directory
Write-Host "Removing Chocolatey installation directory..."
Remove-Item -Recurse -Force "C:\ProgramData\chocolatey"

# Remove Chocolatey environment variables
Write-Host "Removing Chocolatey environment variables..."
[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("ChocolateyInstall", $null, [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine)
[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("ChocolateyLastPathUpdate", $null, [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine)

# Remove Chocolatey from the PATH environment variable
Write-Host "Removing Chocolatey from the PATH environment variable..."
$envPath = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine)
$envPath = $envPath -replace ";C:\\ProgramData\\chocolatey\\bin", ""
[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $envPath, [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine)

rm -r 'C:\ProgramData\ChocolateyHttpCache\'

Write-Host "Chocolatey has been uninstalled successfully."
```

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