How to Delete a Windows Driver from Configuration Manager
Updated: November 1, 2013
Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1, System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager
You delete a Windows driver from the operating system deployment driver catalog, in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, by deleting its SMS_Driver Server WMI Class object. When you delete a driver, its definition is deleted, and it is no longer matched by the apply driver action task sequences. However, if the content associated with the driver was added to a driver package, or if the driver was added to a boot image package, the content remains there until the packages are updated.
To delete a Windows driver
Set up a connection to the SMS Provider. For more information, see About the SMS Provider in Configuration Manager.
Get the SMS_Driver object for the driver that you want to delete.
Delete the SMS_Driver object.
Example
The following example method deletes a driver identified by its CI_ID property value.
For information about calling the sample code, see Calling Configuration Manager Code Snippets.
Sub DeleteDriver(connection,driverID)
' Get the driver.
Set driver = connection.Get("SMS_Driver.CI_ID=" & driverID)
' Commit changes.
driver.Delete_
End Sub
public void DeleteDriver(WqlConnectionManager connection, int driverID) { try { // Get the driver. IResultObject driver = connection.GetInstance("SMS_Driver.CI_ID=" + driverID); // Delete the driver. driver.Delete(); } catch (SmsException e) { Console.WriteLine("Failed to delete driver: " + e.Message); throw; } }
Compiling the Code
This C# example requires:
System
System.Collections.Generic
System.Text
Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider
Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider.WqlQueryEngine
microsoft.configurationmanagement.managementprovider
adminui.wqlqueryengine
Robust Programming
For more information about error handling, see About Configuration Manager Errors.
.NET Framework Security
For more information about securing Configuration Manager applications, see Securing Configuration Manager Applications.
The example method has the following parameters:
Parameter
Type
Description
connection
Managed:WqlConnectionManager
VBScript: SWbemServices
A valid connection to the SMS Provider.
driverID
Managed: Integer
VBScript: Integer
The Windows driver identifier available in SMS_Driver.CI_ID.