The function Get-InstalledPrograms
will list all programs installed on the local computer and for the current user. Its output should match that of commands such as ms-settings:appsfeatures
or %windir%\System32\appwiz.cpl
:
function Get-InstalledPrograms {
[CmdletBinding()]
param (
[Parameter()]
[string]
$DisplayName
)
Get-ItemProperty -Path @(
'HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*',
'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*',
'HKLM:\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*',
'HKCU:\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*'
) -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Where-Object {
-not $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('DisplayName') -or (
$_.PSObject.Properties.Name -contains 'DisplayName' -and $_.DisplayName -like $DisplayName
);
} | Select-Object DisplayName, UninstallString, ModifyPath | Sort-Object -Property DisplayName;
}
Get-InstalledPrograms.ps1Use this function as follows:
PS C:\> Get-InstalledPrograms *firefox* | Format-List
DisplayName : Mozilla Firefox 83.0 (x64 en-US)
UninstallString : "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe"
ModifyPath :