So in an article I just wrote about how to add features while installing. Now we are doing it the other way around, we are removing features.

This one is even simpler than adding features. One new custom property and one new task sequence entry.

Lets start

Modifying  the deployment GPO

Lets add a property called UninstallOSFeatures and lets for fun uninstall the Windows Media Player. To make the installation skip the questions about adding and removing features during runtime also add SkipRoles with the value of YES.

UninstallOSFeatures=WindowsMediaPlayer

Alter Task Sequence

This bit is almost like the one where we added features.

• Click on tattoo (or Install Roles and Features if it exists)
• Add->Roles->Uninstall Roles and Features

  

• Click on options tab
• Add->If Statement->If All Concitions are True
• Add->Task Sequence variable
• Enter UninstallOSFeatures and let exists continue to be selected

  

Now lets install a client and see the Windows media Player getting removed during install.

Update

After speaking with Ridwan Chowdhury of Specops Software I was informed that I had missed some parts and wrong property name in one of the screenshots. So now with correct screenshots and correct property.