LKBEN11514: You need to delete a shortcut from the desktop with a powershell script
Symptom
You want to delete a link (*.lnk) file but need to check if it exists first
Cause
Sometimes needed for software distribution
Solution
This can be done with the following script:
##this will check for a file and delete it if present
$fileToCheck = "C:\Users\Public\Desktop\Acrobat Reader DC.lnk"
if(test-path $fileToCheck -PathType leaf)
{
remove-item -Path $fileToCheck
}
Have fun.
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Author: - Keskon GmbH & Co. KG
Wim Peeters is electronics engineer with an additional master in IT and over 30 years of experience, including time spent in support, development, consulting, training and database administration. Wim has worked with SQL Server since version 6.5. He has developed in C/C++, Java and C# on Windows and Linux. He writes knowledge base articles to solve IT problems and publishes them on the Lubby Knowledge Platform.
Latest update: 06.09.2021 | Comment: