Uninstall SQL Server 2012 in Command Prompt

I need to make an uninstall script for SQL Server 2012 Express but I can't figger it out.
After I uninstalled the SQL instance with following command:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\SQLServer2012\setup.exe /Action=Uninstall /FEATURES=SQL,AS /INSTANCENAME=SQLEXPRESS /QUIETSIMPLE
There are still a couple of programs that I want to remove:
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Setup Support Files
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Transact-SQL ScriptDom
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native Client
SQL Server Browser for SQL Server 2012
Microsoft VSS Writer for SQL Server 2012
Microsoft - SQL Server 2012 Express
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Setup (English)
Can someone please help me removing them without using 'Add or Remove Programs'
and preferably without any interaction.

Hi Michael1105,
Are there any other instances except SQL Server Express in your system?
To completely uninstall SQL Server Express include the Browser, Writer and other SQL Server components, I recommend you use the
ConfigurationFile.ini file. Below is an example for you.
Firstly, you can perform the following steps to generate a configuration file.
1. Right click SQL Server 2012 from control panel and select Remove
2. Follow the wizard through to the Ready to Remove page. The path to the configuration file is specified in the
Ready to Remove page in the configuration file path section.
3. Cancel the setup without actually completing the uninstallation, to generate the INI file.
Secondly, you can specify the configuration file at the command prompt and uninstall SQL Server 2012 Express, or you can change the scripts in configuration file to meet your requirement, then copy the scripts
in command prompt to uninstall SQL Server 2012 Express.
Reference:
Install SQL Server 2012 Using a Configuration File
Thanks,
Lydia Zhang
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Explanation:
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