PowerShell and WMI

Re: How to get all applications listed in add/remove programs or programs and features

RSiddaway — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:12:39 GMT

It should appear in either the list from the registry or Win32_product. Check the uninstall data to see if it has properly installed

Re: How to get all applications listed in add/remove programs or programs and features

NaNaNaGi — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:09:08 GMT

Hello Richard,
Thank you for your help. Looks like I can get most applications listed in programs and features. However, there are still a few applications that these commands does not return. One of the missing applications is "SAP Business Explorer." I see it is listed in programs and features but it is never returned by PowerShell. Is there any exception? Or was this something wrong with the application installation?

Re: How to get all applications listed in add/remove programs or programs and features

Richard Giles — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:06:32 GMT

This command will give you what is installed by using the Registry provider:

Get-ChildItem HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall |

% {Get-ItemProperty $_.PsPath} |

where {$_.Displayname -and ($_.Displayname -match ".*")} |

sort Displayname | select DisplayName, Publisher

How to get all applications listed in add/remove programs or programs and features

NaNaNaGi — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:07:49 GMT

Hello,
I have been looking for a way to get the list of all applications in add/remove programs or programs and features. The problem is that the Get-WmiObject -class Win32_Product just returns some of all applications in the list. Where does this cmdlet look at? Which cmdlet should I use to get all the installed applications?