How to Retire the SCCM/MECM application by using PowerShell command line

Retire Multiple Applications in SCCM Using PowerShell

Managing applications in SCCM (ConfigMgr) can become time-consuming when you need to retire multiple apps one by one. To simplify this process, you can use a PowerShell script that reads application names from a text file and retires them automatically.

This script uses the Suspend-CMApplication cmdlet to retire each application listed in applist.txt. It’s a fast and efficient way to bulk-retire applications—perfect for cleanup tasks, environment restructuring, or decommissioning outdated software.

PowerShell Script: Retire Applications

Suspend-CMApplication -Name $applicationname

PowerShell Script: Retire Applications in Bulk

$appname = Get-Content "C:\applist.txt"

foreach ($appname1 in $appname) 
{
    Suspend-CMApplication -Name $appname1
    Write-Host "$appname1 has been retired successfully" -BackgroundColor Green
}

How It Works
Input file:
 Create a text file named applist.txt at C:\ containing the list of application names—one per line.

Load the list:
 The script reads each line of the file using Get-Content.

Retire the applications:
 For each app name, the script runs Suspend-CMApplication, which retires the application in SCCM.
Status message:
 After each retirement, PowerShell displays a green success message.