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How to uninstall Java SE from the command line

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Problem

Oracle states that the Java SE installer is built using MSI, but the help page, rather unhelpfully doesn't list uninstall options. I need to do a command line uninstall, and I can't figure out or find relevant the options for 1.6.21 I've tried wrapping the installer .exe in msiexec using , but this…

Error Output

msiexec /q /x <jre>.exe

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Fix for: How to uninstall Java SE from the command line

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You can find the correct product code to pass to by opening in the registry ( ). Open the key: Select the Uninstall key and "Find" from the "Edit" menu. Search for "Java." This should show which subkey the Java is located under. One of the keys is "…

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