I am trying to make this into a script that will uninstall various software. String filter output based on the displayname property. Scoping out the registry, we can find two paths that holds all of the data we need for software. The windows powershell registry provider lets you get, add, change, clear, and delete registry keys, entries, and values in windows powershell. To create a list of installed programs using ccleaner, either doubleclick on the ccleaner icon on your desktop or rightclick on the recycle bin and select open ccleaner from the popup menu. Oct 15, 2015 heres a little powershell function i wrote that searches the uninstall key in the registry for displaynames and product code guids. Jul 21, 2019 each software entry is typically defined by the software s globally unique identifier guid. Mdtsccm is my passion, so most content and articles are related to deployment of windows os. Here is a piece of code that reads all installed software from the 32bit and 64bit hive and works locally and remotely as well. How to get the uninstall string for a program from the windows.
Ying li has a cool powershell script to list installed software on a local computer here when i looked at it and thought to myself, i can do that with 1 line if i cheat a little. Net, posh is a fullfeatured task automation framework for distributed microsoft platforms and solutions. Click tools on the toolbar in the left pane on the main ccleaner window. Use powershell to get installed software with a simple script. You can help protect yourself from scammers by verifying that the contact is a microsoft agent or microsoft employee and that the phone number is an official microsoft global customer service number. It seems that wmi attempts to reconfigure every installed product. Working with software installations powershell microsoft docs.
By creating a simple powershell script, and using a little registryfu, we can create a function that easily extracts this information. In the example below, all software with display name autodesk will be shown and could be extracted to batch file. If you are a human being and you take a look at any of those directories, youll. Uninstall application using powershell stack overflow.
This command will get all of the installed programs on the local computer. Its simple and effective, and i put it together in just a couple of minutes. And there we have itan easy method to report installed software. But before you reinstall windows, you should make a list of programs you. Find installed software power tips power tips idera community. Find powershell uninstall string the windows pope it blog. There are several registry locations where installed software is logged. If the name parameter is specified, the script gets information on any matching programs displayname property, wildcards allowed. Sep 24, 20 i have some code that will search the registry for specified software, and return the uninstallstring. Deploying software updates via vpn, cloud management gateway and microsoft update using configuration manager 8 thoughts on uninstall all zoom applications in a jiffy using configuration manager and powershell.
Because registry keys are items on windows powershell drives, working with them is very similar to working with files and folders. Powershell cannot find path to hklm because it does not. Find the product guid of installed software with powershell. Ccleaner is a windows application designed to free up space on your pc by deleting temporary files and erasing private data, such as your browsing and download history and lists of recent documents in various programs. Getregstring key software \ microsoft \ windows \ currentversion \ uninstall \powerchute network shutdown value uninstallstring. Cant uninstall windows powershell uninstall software guides. Powershell check and find the product guid of an installed. Add uninstall information to addremove programs nsis. To make it easier to view the uninstall key, we can map a powershell drive to this registry location.
How to identify uninstaller information from registry keys. The alternative to this is by digging into the registry to pull information about installed software. Use powershell to uninstall an application comparing wmi vs. Get uninstall keys for any software in windows using powershell. Use powershell to quickly find installed software scripting blog. Cant uninstall windows powershell since it is not showing up in the list of installed programs in windows are you looking for the windo. Check if program with specific version is installed stack overflow. Searching the registry to find installed software in the first part of this series we looked at using wmi to identify installed applications. For autodesk software prior 2014 versions you could use a powershell script to extract the uninstall strings out of the registry needed to remove the package. Use powershell to find installed software devblogs microsoft. It shows up in control panel, addremove programs but does not show up using either getwmiobject or the getitemproperty hklm uninstall registry key path. Dec 23, 2019 because registry keys are items on powershell drives, working with them is very similar to working with files and folders. Gathering installed software using powershell microsoft.
If you want that function to look for a specific installed program instead of returning a table formatted string, then you could simply do. However, it is possible to find all programs with listings displayed in add or remove programs in the following registry key. How to create a list of your installed programs on windows. Script to add noremove property with powershell itninja.
Using powershell to get a list of installed software from a. Im pulling out a timetested powershell function from my days on the service desk today. Inside of the guid key contains all the information about that particular piece of software. One critical difference is that every item on a registrybased windows powershell drive is a container, just like a folder on a file system drive. Nov 15, 20 invokecommand cn wfe0, wfe1 scriptblock getitemproperty hklm. Hklm\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall. Auflisten des uninstallstring fur installierte anwendungen.
Nov 16, 2016 the above powershell script is what i use to typically nuke software. In the uninstall a program option on control panel, locate windows powershell and click uninstall or remove button to start deleting the program. Aug 22, 2019 fire up powershell hold down the windows key, tap r, release the windows key, type in powershell and press ok and run the command below to get a list of installed msi package product codes along with the local cache package path and the product name maximize the powershell window to avoid truncated names. Newpsdrive name uninstall psprovider registry root hklm. For windows nt nt42000xp, its also possible to create the key in the hkcu hive, so it will only appear for the current user. A quick look at one of these paths using regedit shows us that. Q and a script get a list of installed application from. Switchparameter returns software products with empty uninstall values. Using powershell to get a list of installed software from a remote. Jul 22, 2010 this little baby asks you for a search term, then grabs the pertinent software uninstall information out of the hkey local machine registry hive. Gathering installed software using powershell microsoft certified.
When i was on windows 7, in the control panel, i could always see a list of my programs under uninstall a program. I wrote it to help in finding the relevant uninstall key to use for the registry detection method when creating new applications in system center configuration manager. Nov 30, 2018 find the uninstall string of an application using the powershell for this i have provided a few examples. Contribute to imabdk powershell development by creating an account on github. Use powershell to find installed software scripting blog. Cant uninstall windows powershell how to uninstall windows powershell while it is not showing up in the list of installed programs. To get a complete list, powershell must enumerate each of these keys, read each registry value and parse through the results. As a beginner, people will tell you that accessing the registry with powershell is as easy as accessing the file system.
One critical difference is that every item on a registrybased powershell drive is a container, just like a folder on a file system drive. Detect the presence of and remove ccleaner with powershell. Oct 08, 20 this powershell script shows how to get a list of installed application on local or remote computers. Create a list of installed programs using ccleaner. Sure it is an old script, but there aint a faster way to get a realtime list of installed software using powershell, guaranteed. Create a key with your product name under hklm \software\ microsoft \windows\ currentversion \uninstall to add entries to the addremove programs section in the control panel. Reading installed software remotely power tips power tips. Windows powershell posh is a commandline shell and associated scripting language created by microsoft. Tech support scams are an industrywide issue where scammers trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services.
Hklm\software\wow6432node\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall. Searching the registry uninstall key with powershell smsagent. Working with registry keys powershell microsoft docs. The guid is what uniquely identifies a piece of installed software among all of the other pieces of software on a computer. Script get programs installed on local and remote computers. Mar 21, 2019 export a list of all mailboxes in exchange using powershell including sizes and which database they reside on. To specify a remote computer, use the computername parameter. Here is a quick powershell function called getinstalledsoftware. Description lists programs and features installed on the current machine which match.
Apr 07, 2016 get programs installed on local and remote computers getinstalledprogram retrieves the programs installed on a local or remote machine. However, registry entries and their associated values are properties of the items. Obviously there will be a lot of microsoft executables in there but you can see from the screen shot, i have go, packer, vagrant etc available to. Uninstall one or more windows program or feature, by name or regular expression. Registry entries and values are not components of that hierarchy.
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