Just use getpropertyitem to query the windows registry. I am able to query for just the application i am targeting, but the date filter doesnt work, it seems. Powershell query installed software on remote computers. For this you can use the wmi query condition within the tasks of your task sequence. It is a prime example of many of the benefits of wmi. How to create a collection of computers by installed software.
How to get a list of all installed software on remote. For other examples, see the technet scriptcenter at the script examples shown in this topic obtain data only from the local computer. Lets get the computer names from active directory from a specific ou. If you dont have sccm 0712 then im sorry to say this wmi class doesnt exist. Currently the script runs, but only outputs a blank csv file. I need to regularly audit if the specific software and its version has been installed on the computers in the particular active directory ou that has high security policy template applied, and export it to a list of software. One cause is that this class only displays products installed using windows. Accordingly, to get a complete list of installed software, you will need to scan information from all three branches of the registry.
There are certain applications that do not show up when we query using installed application even though they are visible in the add and remove programs. I dont want to go into details on that because there is a multitude of information on this topic already. Find installed software using powershell a one question that i see often in powershell forums is how to find out what applications are installed on a given computer. Restricting group policy with wmi filtering windows os hub. If you are not familiar with this new feature, you can read about it in our previous post which describes how to use it. The windows management instrumentation commandline wmic is a commandline and scripting interface that simplifies the use of windows management. This explains how to use wmic to pull a list of all installed programs on a. Group policy and wmi, a wonderful combination simple talk. All of the systems that i support have the sccm client installed on them. Needing a wmi query for searching an installed application on a.
This information can be accessed through a commandline using windows management instrumentation commandline wmic. Wmi is accessible over networks and lets users query remote systems to gain information about them. Using wmic to retrieve a list of all installed programs windows. Put simply, if the information exists, there is probably a wmi query that can be created to access it. If you want to do an inventory of all installed software in your active directory domain, then keep on reading my post. Wql query for installed application with installation date filter. How to check if a windows update kb is installed on your. Use powershell to find and uninstall software scripting blog. How to make wmi filter to check for installed software.
This extremely simply wmi query is one of those staple powershell lines i use all the time. Check if a software program is installed using powershell script. This might sound useful for, say, a group policy wmi filter. In this blog post i am going to play with wmi objects on the local computer and on remote computers. In this blog post i am going to play with wmi objects on the local computer and on. So that really only leaves the registry query for most folx. Mar 12, 2012 during your osd task sequence you may want to determine whether the machine is a laptop or not, install software to a specific machine name format, or install drivers to only specific models of laptops. Gathering installed software using powershell microsoft certified.
Gathering installed software using powershell microsoft. Wmi installed query different from addremove programs list. I did not find a good command line solution for finding all installed programs. What i need to do is to create a policie with a wmi filter to check if the computers in my domain have this installed. Use powershell to quickly find installed software scripting. Oct 24, 2017 with powershell its really easy to check if software is installed. You can supposedly get it to to output in a specific format, but i havent tried it. I am trying to build a wql query to allow me to identify a specific arp application and sort or filter by date installed. Check if a software program is installed using powershell. If you want to search for specific software, use either the windowsinstaller. If you enjoyed this post, be sure to check out some. Further, calling this class causes a repair action to be executed on every program it re. Checking domain computers for specific software installed.
If i wanted to setup a group policy that installed java, this would be no problem. Find installed software via wmi and sccm adam the automator. The goal of this post is to give you a list of sccm cmpivot query examples. Wmi is powerful and flexible, and when used correctly it can deliver the best and most important information about your. This is something i use often when i simply want to find out what kind of software. Jan 15, 2020 windows management instrumentation wmi is a framework of system tools that has been built into the windows operating system. I ended up using ccleaner and exporting that info to text filecsv format. One of the powerful features of wmi is the capability of executing functions, called methods, on the resulting wmi data.
Use powershell to list installed software from configmgr. Check if a program is installed or not by checking registry value. Software task sequence wmi query for installed software. It also has several prebuilt wql queries that can provide a starting point for testing various wmi information. Working with software installations powershell microsoft docs. Using wmic to retrieve a list of all installed programs windows forum spiceworks. I dont know much about wmi, but i imagine if it can be done, it would be with a wmi filter. Software deployment scripting systems management microsoft system center configuration manager sccm sccm tools sccm client center good afternoon, i need a custom query in sccm to target a specific software with a specific software version, so we might be able to run a mandatory assigment to uninstall this software from our workstation fleet. Check if a software is installed by using wmi query. Microsoft office 2003 with none sp, sp1 or sp2 if this is true. Wmi query for an installed application windows hell. Can you explain how installed application differs from installled software. Maybe you could use reconnect then enumerate the registry key. Complete wmi query guide with wmi explorer, powershell, cmd.
Querying this class lets you enumerate all installed msi applications on a given system. Wmi reporting tool system admin software systemtools hyena. Microsoft office 2007 with none sp or sp1 if this is true. This means youre only going to get data on software packages installed using msi. Feb 20, 2014 3 thoughts on how to create a collection of computers by installed software. Wmi tester provides a simple interface that can help you test connectivity to a windows endpoint as well as write wmi query language wql code to query specific information. As others have mentioned, you can get this info with a wmi query for. Sccm query all computers with a specific program install.
The problem is that the wmi type accelerator returns a specific instance of a wmi class. May 09, 2012 find answers to how to make wmi filter to check for installed software. The below powershell function check the uninstall location and returns true if a given program is installed and returns false if not installed. This is something i use often when i simply want to find out what kind of software is installed on a system. To show this, i will perform a wmi lookup for software and then show you. Now, since we have the cm client installed, we have a much better wmi class or cim instance to query for installed software. Mar 05, 2020 check if a program is installed or not by checking registry. Get installed programs via cmd or powershell server fault. This also initiates a consistency check of packages installed, verifying and repairing the install. With powershell its really easy to check if software is installed. Apr 11, 2010 this entry isnt strictly related to group policy, but something i came across in that context a few days ago.
Nov 28, 2018 if an application was installed in the for this user mode, then it should be present in the registry key. Query with freeware tool wmi explorer by alexander kozlov. Queries that use wildcard filters cause wmi to use the msi provider to enumerate all installed products then parse the full list sequentially to handle the filter. Wmi tasks for computer software obtain information such as which software is installed by the microsoft windows installer msi and software versions. Creating a script to list of installed software on multiple computers is the first important step in implementing centralized software inventory for your network. Sep 27, 2018 sccm cmpivot has been introduced in sccm 1806 and its making its way to be a pretty useful addition. Your pot of gold is use powershell to quickly find installed software. To show this, i will perform a wmi lookup for software and then show you what happens as we are receiving data from wmi on installed software from this class. If you want to do an inventory of all installed software in your active. Using wmic to retrieve a list of all installed programs. Sure it is an old script, but there aint a faster way to get a realtime list of installed software using powershell, guaranteed. Is there another wmi query i need to use to get the rest of the programs installed. Check if a software is installed in remote machine.
Hyenas wmi integration is not just limited to executing queries and viewing the results. Also, this method of building a list of installed programs in the system can be useful before reinstalling the system. Hkcu\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall. This class is misused in a number of scripts because while it does provide you the information about the installed software, it comes with a cost associated with it. You can find script samples using both of these routes everywhere. How to query wmi with command line cmd and batch file. Export list of installed software programs into csv file.
Learn how to use windows powershell to quickly find installed software on local and remote computers. Use powershell to list installed software from configmgr 3 replies in this blog i will share a few powershell functions that help me to quickly identify software installed advertised on a client computer, as well as to list all the computers that have installed a specific application. Wmi query with windows management instrumentation tester. Windows management instrumentation wmi is a special system interface that provides an access for windows components and external applications to the system information that includes software inventory data. I need to add a condition into a software task sequence so that an uninstall cmd line will only run if a particular piece of software is installed, lets say adobe acrobat.
Jul 25, 20 group policy and wmi, a wonderful combination if youre faced with having to deploy software to those pcs that are, say, from a particular manufacturer, are laptops with windows 7, or almost any other criteria, you can use group policy if you use the option to filter via a wmi query. The scripting wife and i were lucky enough to attend the first powershell user group meeting in corpus christi. How to audit installed software from the command line tips. Apr 16, 2019 typically, group policy filtering using wmi windows management instrumentation can be used when multiple domain objects users or computers are located in the flat ad structure instead of the separate ou, or if you need to apply group policies, according to the os version, network settings, installed software or any other criteria that can. Checking domain computers for specific software installed im working on a script to find out what computers in our domain a specific piece of software is installed on. Using wmi list applications winbatch tech database. If you wanted to create a wmi query to determine whether or not a particular application was installed on a machine, how would you do it. But is it possible for the group policy to only apply to systems that have mozilla firefox installed. How to script to list installed software on multiple. I used the criteria tab in the query wizard and to build the logic i need, but the result is null.
How to get list of installed programs in windows 10. Using powershell to get a list of installed software from a. To connect to a specific instance, i must use the key property of a wmi class. How to script to list installed software on multiple computers. Run wmic product get to get a list of installed software, it should be exactly the same list as. Can any helpful soul tell me what syntax i should be using.
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