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Command prompt output to variable?

I am trying to get a package name (which varies on each computer, but all have in common the string "embeddedlock") in order to pass to DISM /Remove-Package command.

If I run:

for /f "delims=" %a in ('dism /online /get-packages ^| findstr /I "embeddedlock"') do @set myvar=%a

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Then I get the following output:

Package Identity : Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-EmbeddedLockdown-Package-TopLevel~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~7.1.7601.17116

Is there A) a better way to get this output, and B), a way to get rid of the "Package Identity : " part, so that I can pass the variable to the command:

DISM /online /Remove-Package /PackageName:Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-EmbeddedLockdown-Package-TopLevel~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~7.1.7601.17116 /quiet /norestart

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NVIT

Add this below your first FOR.

for /f "tokens=2* delims=:" %a in ('echo %myvar%') do @set myvar2=%a

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DISM /online /Remove-Package /PackageName:%myvar2%

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Garry Shape

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sweet that works. only there is a space before the first word. " Microsoft"
since there's a space after the colon character.
do I need to add space in delims=?

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Garry Shape

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Amazing! Thanks so much!

NVIT

You're welcome. Have a nice day...

Garry Shape

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Sorry one other question on this.
Incorporating this into a batch .cmd file, do I need to add extra percentage symbols/%?

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Garry Shape

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Ok thanks. Here's what I made it to work with PDQ Deploy:

for /f "delims=" %%a in ('dism /online /get-packages ^| findstr /I "embeddedlock"') do @set myvar=%%a
for /f "tokens=2* delims=:" %%a in ('echo %myvar%') do @set myvar2=%%a
setlocal DisableDelayedExpansion
set myvar2=%myvar2:~1%
DISM /online /Remove-Package /PackageName:%myvar2%

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NVIT

PDQ Deploy is a great program.