Use PowerShell to create a list of installed programs
Posted on 1 June 2016 by Beaming SupportThe following commands will help you to use PowerShell to create a list of installed programs.
Run the following command within a new PowerShell command
Get-ItemProperty HKLM:SoftwareWow6432NodeMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall* | Select-Object DisplayName, Publisher, InstallDate, DisplayVersion | Format-Table –AutoSize
PowerShell will now list all of the programs installed on that machine, date it was installed publisher and version.
You can also add the output command ‘>’ to output to a file using a .txt file like so:
Get-ItemProperty HKLM:SoftwareWow6432NodeMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall* | Select-Object DisplayName, Publisher, InstallDate, DisplayVersion | Format-Table –AutoSize > C:UsersUserDesktopInstalledPrograms.txt
Replace the directory above with your own.
This can be extremely useful if auditing machines or making sure programs are not missed when doing a fresh install of a new OS.
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