Querying via wmi will also cause the windows installation platformframeworkwhatever to do a consistency check on all installed software. Retrieving shares in powershell with wmi thescriptlad. This is something i use often when i simply want to find out what kind of software. To display the definition of the getwmiobject cmdlet, use the following command. How to get installed software list with version numbers using. To make my future life easier, i wrote a powershell script that exports a list of the installed programs into. The wmi infrastructure is implemented in windows as the wmi service.
It means that the list of software returned by the script is all the. Because of how much wmi makes possible, the powershell cmdlet for accessing wmi objects, getciminstance, is one of the most useful for doing real work. Get quick info from a remote windows machine with wmi and powershell 2. The good news is that the uninstall is just executing a command it finds in the registry. If you cannot access an event log, check to see if you are running from an elevated command prompt. On the client platform, it seems that you have ms antivirus, so that wmi class is available, but you need to have a list of all antivirus products that might be available and need to know how to identify them. Jan 28, 2014 my next post will be a function that utilizes the function above in order to compare installed software between devices. The right thing to do then is to have a watchdog running on each host to make sure the appropriate software is installed and running. After a few moments, a list will be displayed in the command prompt detailing the programs installed on the target computer. Hklm\ software \microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\ each key under there represents an entry in addremove programs unless theyre hidden using the systemcomponent dword reg value also check hklm\ software \wow6432node on 64 bit systems fill in the rest of the path. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again. Last accessed date and time of all the installed software you can interact with the answerer there if needed. Ever wanted to get list of software installed from a remote computer via wmi and powershell. Powershell one liners are a great way to work with windows management instrumentation wmi.
There are a few different ways to invoke wmi methods such as using invokewmimethod, but this can be done with get wmiobject as well. This means youre only going to get data on software packages installed using msi. List the 32 bit programs installed on workstation64. How can i determine whether an antivirus product is installed. How to get and set file last access time and date using system. It is a fast and easy way to retrieve share information. Nov 15, 2011 get wmiobject in windows powershell makes it easier to utilize windows management instrumentation wmi and makes managing windows servers much easier. Wmi is an integrated part of the windows operating system. 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.
Next to that, the used wmi class isnt available on all systems. Configmgr also uses wmi to enable client agent and serverside functions. I had to collect the installed software from few computers and i used belarc advisor. Marc carter is joining us again today with another guest blog post. Getwmiobject output and error handling trying to get some.
Get quick info from a remote windows machine with wmi and. Remote uninstall script uninstalling all software on remote. Further, calling this class causes a repair action to be executed on every program it returns. Aug 23, 2018 the average windows administrator has come across wmi at least a few times, maybe while troubleshooting an issue or building out a monitoring solution.
The term getwmiobject is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. If you use the class parameter, you are selecting a wmi class or classes on a specified machine and then displaying properties or manipulating those. I often get rpc server unavailable errors in the ise console but that information doesnt make it to the output file. Ever wanted to get list of software installed from a remote computer via wmi and powershell open powershell and run the following command. As above, if youre just trying to generate a list of registry keys youll want to use getchilditem recurse on hkcu. Mar 17, 2020 hi, i have a script that i would like to get a output file with a result of operations. Get wmi class information, instances of classes or available classes. Stack overflow for teams is a private, secure spot for you and your coworkers to find and share information. Using wmic to retrieve a list of all installed programs. You can use the computername parameter of the getwmiobject cmdlet even if your computer does not meet the requirements for windows powershell remoting and even if your computer is not configured for remoting in windows powershell. Uninstall but lately we renamed the name of the application from applicationname1 to newname.
The big drawback to the wmi cmdlets is that they use dcom to access remote machines. Powershell will even dump it to a csv file for you if youd like. The fun came when i started to consolidate the data. In the following example, i use the getitemproperty cmdlet to return. Solved powershell script result output to a file on a. Solved script to find installed one application in our.
Get list of software installed from a remote computer via. With the code the way it is, im pulling the information for the machine the script is ran on. How to get antivirus information with wmi vbscript. But there are differences between getwmiobject and getciminstance.
Wmi and cim is a definition of management information. A powershell function to get the installed software jeffops. Some event log, such as the security event log, may be protected by user access controls uac. Hi, we monitor some things for some of our customers and their servers, such as disk space, how much memory, number of processors, what versions of things like microsoft sql server and so on, most of this is achieved through powershell scripts. Getwmiobject in windows powershell makes it easier to utilize windows management instrumentation wmi and makes managing windows servers much easier. Note filter, as we shall see in next chapters, is a variation of query. Use powershell to find installed software scripting blog. Using the getwmiobject cmdlet professional windows. Efficient windows powershell administration with wmi and cim. Get list of software installed from a remote computer wmi and powershell. Whereas a namespace defines a group of related classes, the class itself is a blueprint definition for a particular hardware or software component. From the output, we can see that using query and filter are the fastest ways to retrieve the wmi information. Thats why i would like to know, if i can use an oroperator in my getwmiobject filter operation. Jul 16, 2014 get list of software installed from a remote computer wmi and powershell.
On the client platform, it seems that you have ms antivirus, so that wmi class is available, but you need to have a list of all antivirus products that might be. Learn how to use windows powershell to quickly find installed software on local and remote computers. Windows security center uses it to detect antivirus and firewall solutions. You can use the computername parameter of the get wmiobject cmdlet even if your computer does not meet the requirements for windows powershell remoting and even if your computer is not configured for remoting in windows powershell. How to get a list of all installed software on remote. As dave wyatt pointed out in the comments, the above function doesnt always work, for example on a x64 system. Im going to cover the wmi first only because you should never use it as a means to collect data on installed software. This example retrieves all software installed on the local computer. The following script shows how to get some information from those solutions. Solved powershell script result output to a file on a share. Powershell find all software on machine install registy key. But in todays security environment it becomes more difficult. At its simplest, the client uses wmi to extract information about the hardware, os, and installed software of the client machine.
You need to know what you want, and know how to get it before powershell can help you. The registry approach is recommended because it performs much better than wmi and returns more data. Getwmiobject powershell tricks windows server management. If you dont have sccm 0712 then im sorry to say this wmi class doesnt exist. My next post will be a function that utilizes the function above in order to compare installed software between devices. May 12, 2008 hi all, welcome back, as we read in windows security center managing the state of security, the vast majority of antivirus independent software vendors isvs support wmi integration. To specify a remote computer, use the computername parameter. Getwmiobject not only can read information from wmi, but it can also facilitate invoking wmi methods. It will cause the targeted pc to verify every single applications that was installed with msi microsofts installer.
The patent problem with this command is that its virtually unintelligible. This means youre only going to get data on softwarepackages installed using msi. The guid is what uniquely identifies a piece of installed software among all of the other pieces. How to create a list of your installed programs on windows. Wmi is a centralized repository of information within the windows server, and understanding how to effectively use it can simplify some administrative tasks. Further, calling this class causes a repair action to be executed on every program it re. Windows management instrumentation wmi is a core technology for windows system administration because it exposes a wide range of information in a uniform manner. Determine if anti virus software is installed using. Except regular windows updates should be listed, by the very definition you quoted as long it was installed via windows or microsoft update.
Hi all, welcome back, as we read in windows security center managing the state of security, the vast majority of antivirus independent software vendors isvs support wmi integration. It will cause the targeted pc to verify every single applications that. Powershells ability to gather installed software on remote. Retrieving product installation information using wmi via. But i contend that using powershell to accomplish the same task is the recondite path to geekhood were going to use the getwmiobject cmdlet to list all the programs currently installed on your computer. All of the systems that i support have the sccm client installed on them. Targetcomputernamehere product get name, version, vendor. Getciminstance get a managed resource storage, network, software etc invokewmimethod call wmi methods getcredential get a security credential object based on a user name and password. In this example, one text file has programs from my pc, and the other has. Msis and most exe installers will put version information in the registry. The get wmiobject cmdlet gets instances of wmi classes or information about the available wmi classes.
There are a few different ways to invoke wmi methods such as using invokewmimethod, but this can be done with getwmiobject as well. Wmi installed query different from addremove programs list. The get wmiobject cmdlet does not use the windows powershell remoting infrastructure to perform remote operations. Can i get the version of an installed application and use. How to get antivirus product details stack overflow. Thats why i would like to know, if i can use an oroperator in my get wmiobject filter operation. If you use the class parameter, you are selecting a wmi class or classes on a specified machine and then displaying properties or manipulating those properties in some way.
Dec 23, 2019 windows management instrumentation wmi is a core technology for windows system administration because it exposes a wide range of information in a uniform manner. Then ill show you how to save the results to a file and well finish with a neat trick that compares the installed programs between two pcs. Having a list of installed programs is also useful if you just bought a new. Many tools are available to find out attributes of machines on your network, but sometimes you need something quick, simple and direct. Efficient windows powershell administration with wmi and. The getwmiobject cmdlet does not use the windows powershell remoting infrastructure to perform remote operations. Can i get the version of an installed application and use it. Hklm\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\ each key under there represents an entry in addremove programs unless theyre hidden using the systemcomponent dword reg value also check hklm\software\wow6432node on 64 bit systems fill in the rest of the path. So leading back to my main question, what kinda wmi query would i need to find the install path of all application installed on a machine within the registry.
Remote uninstall script uninstalling all software on. Gathering installed software using powershell microsoft certified. Find the product guid of installed software with powershell 4sysops. Powershell is one of the most powerful things built into windows, so of. The wmi service acts as an intermediary between wmi providers, the wmi repository, and managing applications. Jun 17, 2019 get wmiobject not only can read information from wmi, but it can also facilitate invoking wmi methods. Configuration manager and wmi looking inside microsoft. Uninstall but the gwmi is the slow part that causes other issues. As you can see in figure 235, there are essentially two overloads for the getwmiobject cmdlet.
Looking back a couple years ago to my previous post, use powershell to quickly find installed software, i find it interesting to reflect on common issues shared amongst the it. Because of how much wmi makes possible, the powershell cmdlet for accessing wmi objects, get ciminstance, is one of the most useful for doing real work. In general, the script will remap printers and i would like to output file to be created only if the old print server is still mapped at a user location. The scripting wife and i were lucky enough to attend the first powershell user group meeting in corpus christi. Edit as dave wyatt pointed out in the comments, the above function doesnt always work, for example on a x64 system. Dcom isnt firewall friendly, can be blocked by networking equipment, and gives some arcane errors when things go wrong. I am not able to use the getwmiobject across vlans so i am looking for another way to find installed software and for that matter a good substitute for other class in getwmiobject. Hi, i have a script that i would like to get a output file with a result of operations. Trying to use wmi to obtain a list of installed programs for windows xp. Getting wmi objects get ciminstance powershell microsoft docs. The wmi service runs with the display name windows management instrumentation under the service name winmgmt.
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