List Installed Software

Description

Returns a list of software that was installed on a computer using Windows Installer. This information is then written to a text file. This script requires both Windows PowerShell and the corresponding version of the .NET Framework. For more information on downloading these items see the Windows PowerShell download page (right).

Supported Platforms

Script Code

$strComputer = "."

$colItems = get-wmiobject -class "Win32_Product" -namespace "root\CIMV2" `
-computername $strComputer

foreach ($objItem in $colItems) {
      write-host "Caption: " $objItem.Caption
      write-host "Description: " $objItem.Description
      write-host "Identifying Number: " $objItem.IdentifyingNumber
      write-host "Installation Date: " $objItem.InstallDate
      write-host "Installation Date 2: " $objItem.InstallDate2
      write-host "Installation Location: " $objItem.InstallLocation
      write-host "Installation State: " $objItem.InstallState
      write-host "Name: " $objItem.Name
      write-host "Package Cache: " $objItem.PackageCache
      write-host "SKU Number: " $objItem.SKUNumber
      write-host "Vendor: " $objItem.Vendor
      write-host "Version: " $objItem.Version
      write-host
}

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