Is there any method for getting details of all installed apps in a Windows device using shell commands

Question

I need to get all installed applications and its details in a Windows device using shell commands. I tried using

1. Get-appxpackage
2. Get-WmiObject
3. wmic

Apps that were installed manually seems to be missing in the list. Please help by providing a better method.

Answer 1

An alternative can be to query the registry like this for example:

# HKLM - Local Machine 
$InstalledSoftware = Get-ChildItem "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall"
foreach($obj in $InstalledSoftware){write-host $obj.GetValue('DisplayName') -NoNewline; write-host " - " -NoNewline; write-host $obj.GetValue('DisplayVersion')}

# HKCU - Current User
InstalledSoftware = Get-ChildItem "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall"
foreach($obj in $InstalledSoftware){write-host $obj.GetValue('DisplayName') -NoNewline; write-host " - " -NoNewline; write-host $obj.GetValue('DisplayVersion')}

Check this page out for more:

https://www.codetwo.com/admins-blog/how-to-check-installed-software-version/

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Tip! Browse these locations in the registry manually before you dig in as it will help you see the structure and understand what properties are available. If the information you're seeking is not there, you might just ditch this suggestion.

Answer 2

For Windows 64-bit and 32-bit apps use

Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion, Publisher, InstallDate | Format-Table > C:\ws\apps.txt

the C:\ws\apps.txt need to be adjusted by you, to your output path.

I found the idea here, Social MS