Software Deployment

It is the same as with the other office apps

Use the following command line 

"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE15\Office Setup Controller\setup.exe" /UNINSTALL Lync /config  c:\temp\SilentUninstallLync.xml

The content of the xml should look like this

<Configuration Product="Lync">	<Display Level="none" CompletionNotice="no" SuppressModal="yes" AcceptEula="yes" />			<Setting Id="SETUP_REBOOT" Value="Never" />	</Configuration>

The product name for the Lync Basic Client is "LyncEntry" as the Lync Basic client is considered a more stripped down entry level client for Lync. Change "Lync" to "LyncEntry" in the configuration file and uninstall commands listed above and this will work. 

I'm pretty sure lync 2013 is part of the office 2013 suite, so uninstall it like you would uninstall any office component, setup.exe /uninstall with a custom xml file that indicates you want to remoce lync

The command is correct alan posted: "Setup.exe" /Uninstall lync or you could look for the GUI which is {90150000-012C-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}. The lyci.ww folder has the MSI. Hope this helps.

To silently uninstall the Lync Basic client, you must use the product name of "LyncEntry" instead of "Lync". The Lync Basic Client is considered a stripped down, basic "entry level" Lync client. Change "Lync" to "LyncBasic" in the config file and command line above and it will work. 

I am trying it too. I had MsiExec.exe /X{90150000-012C-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE} /qn but it's didn't work.

The install was with setup.exe and msp file was in the updates folder together with the updates of March.

I found this but didn't work

"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE15\Office Setup Controller\setup.exe" /uninstall LYNCENTRY /dll OSETUP.DLL

When specifying the MSIEXEC command, use the "/L*V" switches to create a log file to assist in troubleshooting.  If using the command with the XML, you can add syntax for it to create the log file.

Did you try "SETUP/?"

have you tried running the office setup as:

setup.exe /uninstall Lync /silent

Outlook has to be closed, or the installer will fail no matter what.

None of these answers seem to work for Lync Basic.  I tried OCT, set everything to “not available”. The client is removed, but the start menu entries remain of the office download center, and control panel does not show it as removed. “setup.exe /uninstall Lync /silent” doesnt work, and neither do versions of MsiExec.exe /X{90150000-012D-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE} with various msi codes related to lync.