Find installed software using powershell a one question that i see often in powershell forums is how to find out what applications are installed on a given computer. Looking back a couple years ago to my previous post, use powershell to quickly find installed software, i find it interesting to reflect on common issues shared amongst the it. Any pcs that have any problems with wmi will not be able to perform the audit, however in a healthy windows domain all pcs should be able to respond to wmi queries. Documenting services, as well as installed applications, helps in troubleshooting see my nonpaged pool post and can aid in recovering from a disaster situation. I have found a much better search faster and more accurate is to query the registry. Using powershell to pull software inventory of server through sccm this can be done through the gui easily, however i need it done on hundreds of servers. Powershell script installed software list for remote. Inventorying the installed software windows server 2012. Inventorying the installed software in addition to inventorying a systems hardware, it is often necessary to inventory the installed software. Configmgr also uses wmi to enable client agent and serverside functions.
Net framework is left as an exercise to the reader. The computername parameter of get wmiobject can accept an array, so theres no need to loop over the list of computers. How to get a list of all software installed on a windows system. Microsoft further disclaims all implied warranties including, without limitation, any implied warranties of merchantability or of fitness for a particular purpose. Dec 01, 2009 all the software will be listed in order along with which computer the application is installed on. Using wmic to retrieve a list of all installed programs. Creating a script to list of installed software on multiple computers is the first important step in implementing centralized software inventory for your network. Use powershell to list installed software from configmgr 3 replies in this blog i will share a few powershell functions that help me to quickly identify software installed advertised on a client computer, as well as to list all the computers that have installed a specific application.
Get list of software installed from a remote computer via wmi. Script create a software inventory reports using powershell. Look in the configuration manager inventory database after extending the hardware inventory. The first and easiest way to get a list of all the installed software on your system is by using the command prompt. Using powershell getwmiobject win32 service, getservice. Here is a quick, singleline script i threw together yesterday, in less than 5 minutes, to retrieve an alphabeticallysorted list of software installed on a particular client. Targetcomputernamehere product get name, version, vendor. The get wmiobject cmdlet gets instances of wmi classes or information about the available wmi classes. To show this, i will perform a wmi lookup for software and then show you what happens as we are receiving data from wmi on installed software from this class. May 05, 2016 the first and easiest way to get a list of all the installed software on your system is by using the command prompt. Then ill show you how to save the results to a file and well finish with a neat trick that compares the installed programs between two pcs. Use powershell to find installed software scripting blog. I would store the collected information into a hash table.
How to create a script to list installed software on multiple computers and use. Understanding do your part and help spread the word. If the list parameter is specified, the cmdlet gets information about the wmi classes that are available in a specified namespace. Sccm server name computername wmi namespace namespace client computer name testclient cc langpowershell. Wmi and cim is a definition of management information. Using powershell to pull software inventory of server. Getremoteprogr am get list of installed programs on remote or local computer this script generates a list by querying the registry and returning the installed programs of a local or remote computer. You will need the remote registry service you can start this remotely from the services console and wmi service running on the remote. Click tools on the toolbar in the left pane on the main ccleaner window. Jun 12, 2014 disclaimer the sample scripts are not supported under any microsoft standard support program or service. Use powershell to quickly find installed software scripting. If you want to do an inventory of all installed software in your active. I really like some of the refinements and suggestions within comments that were.
Note the multiple event id 1035 messages as shown in the following screenshot. Querying via wmi will also cause the windows installation platformframeworkwhatever to do a consistency check on all installed software. The above action will open the command prompt window. Remote computer inventory with powershell signalwarrant. To ensure you have an accurate understanding of your critical assets, you need a complete, uptodate hardware inventory and a thorough software inventory that includes what windows servers you have in your domain, what version of the os runs on them such as windows server 2012 or windows server 2008 and whether they are wellprotected from external attacks. Reinstalling windows is a good way to fix serious problems with your computer, or just to get a fresh slate. Uniform management of the software to be installed, as well as the ability to provision and version the sources, are the objectives of this new concept.
Powershell to find out a few software installed on multiple. Get list of software installed from a remote computer via. The advanced packaging tool apt, known from the unix world, stores its software in repositories, or package sources, from which software is then retrieved with commandline tools like aptget. Disclaimer the sample scripts are not supported under any microsoft standard support program or service.
The sample scripts are provided as is without warranty of any kind. Use powershell to list installed software from configmgr. The only thing you need to create is a text file with all your servers in it and save it to servers. There are a few different ways to invoke wmi methods such as using invokewmimethod, but this can be done with getwmiobject as well. Its more efficient to use the filter parameter of get wmiobject to limit the initial list of software than it is to pull the entire list and filter it later in the pipe. The scripting wife and i were lucky enough to attend the first powershell user group meeting in corpus christi. To specify a remote computer, use the computername parameter. Jul 16, 2014 besides using wmic there are few other ways to get list of installed software from a remote computer. Print the names and versions of installed software. Configuration manager and wmi looking inside microsoft. For example, the list of all installed programs can be useful when you re install windows, audit installed software in inventory scenarios or when you want to find the unwanted programs. Sep 19, 2017 to create a list of installed programs using ccleaner, either doubleclick on the ccleaner icon on your desktop or rightclick on the recycle bin and select open ccleaner from the popup menu. Get list of software installed from a remote computer. All the software will be listed in order along with which computer the application is installed on.
The other wmi class useful for software inventory work is not a system library. If you want to do an inventory of all installed software in your active directory domain, then keep on reading my post. Hardware and software inventory using one line of code. Aug 27, 2009 i created the next script to inventory the installed software on my servers. Once we have extended the hardware inventory, we go ahead, and take a peek in the configuration manager database.
For example, you can check if an important windows update is installed or if all workstations have the correct version of ms office. Using powershell to pull software inventory of server through. But i contend that using powershell to accomplish the same task is the recondite path to geekhood were going to use the getwmiobject cmdlet to list all the programs currently installed on your computer. With the code the way it is, im pulling the information for the machine the script is ran on. But there are differences between get wmiobject and get ciminstance. I find it is very useful to take and maintain an inventory of the sql servers im responsible for. But there are differences between getwmiobject and getciminstance. At its simplest, the client uses wmi to extract information about the hardware, os, and installed software of the client machine.
How to get a list of all installed software on remote computers. Gathering installed software using powershell microsoft. Use powershell to list installed software from configmgr 3 replies in this blog i will share a few powershell functions that help me to quickly identify software installedadvertised on a client computer, as well as to list all the computers that have installed a specific application. Create a list of all installed windows software ghacks. Remote computer inventory with powershell august 25, 2016 david hall this script uses wmi cmdlets for the most part, to gather some client hardware and. The advanced packaging tool apt, known from the unix world, stores its software in repositories, or package sources, from which software is then retrieved with commandline tools like apt get. It allows for retrieval of additional properties such as the uninstall string of an application as well. To create a list of installed programs using ccleaner, either doubleclick on the ccleaner icon on your desktop or rightclick on the recycle bin and select open ccleaner from the popup menu. Use powershell to quickly find installed software scripting blog. The computername parameter of getwmiobject can accept an array, so theres no need to loop over the list of computers.
How to get a list of all software installed on windows. Use powershell to get a list of installed software from remote. The registry approach is recommended because it performs much better than wmi and returns more data. It also provides an extra column in the output which indicates the architecturex86 or x64 of the software. Aug 05, 2019 get remoteprogr am get list of installed programs on remote or local computer this script generates a list by querying the registry and returning the installed programs of a local or remote computer. Powershell provides several ways to access the installed software. Tap on windowsr to bring up the run box, type cmd and hit enter. How to create a list of your installed programs on windows. Get list of installed software of remote computer stack overflow. Powershells ability to gather installed software on remote. The following power shell scripts use getwmiobject, getservice and getitemproperty. How to get list of installed programs in windows 10.
The data will be shown in a table as gb, rounded to the nearest second decimal. After a few moments, a list will be displayed in the command prompt detailing the programs installed on the target computer. Another way to get a list of installed programs in windows 10to use the getwmiobject cmdlet. Its more efficient to use the filter parameter of getwmiobject to limit the initial list of software than it. If you are not in a hurry, wait until the next day. Aug 25, 2016 remote computer inventory with powershell august 25, 2016 david hall this script uses wmi cmdlets for the most part, to gather some client hardware and software information remotely over the network. Further, calling this class causes a repair action to be executed on every program it returns. How to script to list installed software on multiple computers. It allows for retrieval of additional properties such.
Due to large number of ous in multiple domains, i dont want to use importing systems. Create a list of all installed windows software ghacks tech. Checking domain computers for specific software installed. This script is updated recently to query 32bit as well as 64bit applications installed on remote computers. Guest blogger, marc carter, reprises his popular blog post about locating installed software microsoft scripting guy, ed wilson, is here. Solved powershell to find out a few software installed. Script getremoteprogram get list of installed programs on. If you didnt see all the installed software on your system.
Learn how to use windows powershell to quickly find installed software on local and remote computers. The process is slow and painful as it will appear to hang for various periods of time before returning more data. Marc carter is joining us again today with another guest blog post. For example, the list of all installed programs can be useful when you reinstall windows, audit installed software in inventory scenarios or when you want to find the unwanted programs. It contains several useful methods and a variety of properties. There are two primary methods to query the installed software. How to get configuration manager inventory data using. Its more efficient to use the filter parameter of getwmiobject to limit the initial list of software than it is to pull the entire list and filter it later in the pipe. Selection from windows server 2012 automation with powershell cookbook book.
Also, this method of building a list of installed programs in the system can be useful before reinstalling the system when you need to find unwanted software. I was able to get this to work, however its only returning microsoft products. After experimenting a little bit i came up with the following line of code. I created the next script to inventory the installed software on my servers. Dec 07, 2011 here is a quick, singleline script i threw together yesterday, in less than 5 minutes, to retrieve an alphabeticallysorted list of software installed on a particular client.
Powershell query installed software on remote computers. Create a file containing the computer list open the powershell ise run the following script, adjusting the path for the export. If you dont have sccm 0712 then im sorry to say this wmi class doesnt exist. All of the systems that i support have the sccm client installed on them. Use the command wmic to open the windows management instrumentation commandline and scripting interface. Getwmiobject not only can read information from wmi, but it can also facilitate invoking wmi methods. Wmi tasks for computer software obtain information such as which software is installed by the microsoft windows installer msi and software versions.
Hardware and software inventory using one line of code only. Gathering installed software using powershell microsoft certified. Nov 28, 2018 get the list of installed software on remote computers using powershell the system administrator often needs to check whether a certain program andor version is installed on your network computers. This is something i use often when i simply want to find out what kind of software. How to get a list of all installed software on remote. This means youre only going to get data on softwarepackages installed using msi. It is a prime example of many of the benefits of wmi. Here, copy and paste the below command and press the enter button.
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