How to Uninstall Microsoft Visio (Microsoft Visio - en-us) Using a Script via ManageEngine?

The uninstall method depends on Visio’s installation technology: use the Office Deployment Tool with a targeted <Remove> configuration for Click-to-Run Visio, or Endpoint Central’s MSI uninstall workflow for an MSI-based Visio installation.

Click-to-Run Visio: recommended script

Microsoft 365 Visio, Visio 2019, Visio LTSC 2021, and Visio LTSC 2024 use Click-to-Run and can be managed with the Office Deployment Tool (ODT). Visio 2016 might be either Click-to-Run or MSI, so verify it first under Control Panel → Programs and Features or Visio → File → Account → About Visio.^1^

1. Download and extract the latest ODT. It supplies setup.exe, which supports /configure mode for removing products.^2^
2. Create Remove-Visio.xml in the same directory.
3. Replace the product ID below with the ID matching the installed Visio edition.

For Microsoft 365 Visio Plan 2:

<Configuration>
  <Remove All="FALSE">
    <Product ID="VisioProRetail">
      <Language ID="en-us" />
    </Product>
  </Remove>
  <Display Level="None" AcceptEULA="TRUE" />
</Configuration>

The <Remove> element targets the specified product and language. To remove every installed language for that Visio product, omit the <Language> line. Do not use All="TRUE" because that removes all Microsoft 365 Apps products, including Office, Project, and Visio.^3^

Use the appropriate product ID:

Microsoft’s supported product-ID list should be used rather than deriving the ID from the “Microsoft Visio - en-us” display name.^4^

Place this PowerShell script beside setup.exe and the XML:

$folder = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path
$setup  = Join-Path $folder "setup.exe"
$config = Join-Path $folder "Remove-Visio.xml"

if (!(Test-Path $setup) -or !(Test-Path $config)) {
    Write-Error "ODT setup.exe or Remove-Visio.xml is missing."
    exit 2
}

$p = Start-Process $setup `
    -ArgumentList "/configure `"$config`"" `
    -Wait -PassThru
exit $p.ExitCode

ODT must run with local-administrator permissions. A successful configuration normally reports Products configured successfully; ODT troubleshooting logs are written under %TEMP%.^2^

Deploy through Endpoint Central

1. Package these three files:
   • setup.exe
   • Remove-Visio.xml
   • Remove-Visio.ps1
2. In Endpoint Central, create a custom script or software-uninstallation package.
3. Run:

powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File ".\Remove-Visio.ps1"

4. Configure execution in the system/computer context with administrative privileges.
5. Test against one device, confirming that Visio is removed while Word, Excel, and other Office products remain installed.
6. Deploy to the remaining device collection.

Endpoint Central supports packaged software-uninstallation workflows and custom scripted uninstalls.^5^

If Visio is MSI-based

For an MSI installation—most commonly an older volume-licensed Visio 2016 or earlier—use Endpoint Central’s Uninstall MSI Software workflow with that installation’s MSI product code rather than the Click-to-Run XML.

Avoid using <RemoveMSI /> as a generic Visio-only command: it can remove MSI-based Office, Visio, and Project products together. Microsoft also confirms that RemoveMSI cannot remove Click-to-Run Visio; Click-to-Run requires the <Remove> element.^6^

Close Visio before deployment. Forcing Office applications to close can cause loss of unsaved work.

References

1. Supported scenarios for installing different versions of Office, Project, and Visio on the same computer
2. Overview of the Office Deployment Tool - Microsoft 365 Apps
3. Configuration options for the Office Deployment Tool - Microsoft 365 ...
4. Product IDs supported by the Office Deployment Tool for Click-to-Run
5. Software Uninstallation | Endpoint Central - ManageEngine
6. Remove existing MSI versions of Office when upgrading to Microsoft 365 Apps