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PowerShell MSI uninstallation issues #3341

@HemantMahawar

Description

@HemantMahawar
  • Leaves old entry under Start menu
  • Leaves empty older version folder on disk

Steps to reproduce

  1. Install an older version of PowerShell (say 6.0.0-alpha16) using MSI
  2. Install latest version of PowerShell (6.0.0-alpha17) using MSI
  3. Uninstall older version of PowerShell using Progams and Features in Control Panel
  4. Search for PowerShell in Start menu
  5. Look under C:\Program FIles\PowerShell path

Expected behavior

  1. above should have only 1 entry
  2. above should only show latest version of PowerShell

Actual behavior

  1. shows multiple entries for PowerShell (see attached image)
    uninstall-entry
  2. shows multiple version folder under the path (see attached image)
    uninstall-fileleft

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