Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16241 PC + 15230 Mobile Insider

Kari said:

Get-WmiObject -Class win32_Product | select Name, Version | Sort-Object Name | ft -auto > 'W:\Installed_Software.txt'

Now you have a list of your installed software in a text file. Upload it to OneDrive, use it as reference after a clean install to see what software you had installed earlier and what needs to be re-installed:i

This command doesn't include everything I have installed.



Interestingly the command recommended here How to Create a List of Your Installed Programs on Windows Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion, Publisher, InstallDate | Format-Table –AutoSize includes some of the missing ones and omits others.

Neither command includes 7-zip or Malwarebytes.

Kari said:

Get-WmiObject cmdlet in PowerShell with following options writes a list W:\Installed_Software.txt:

Code:

Get-WmiObject -Class win32_Product | select Name, Version | Sort-Object Name | ft -auto > 'W:\Installed_Software.txt'

It works always if entered correctly. It might take some time, up to a minute before the list is populated. Check the command syntax you used. Notice the three vertical bars / pipe symbols ( | ) used to add four commands to one command line, see Wikipedia: Vertical bar - Wikipedia:

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Also notice single quotes around path and file name 'W:\Install_Software.txt', and > character before it which tells PS to send output to a file instead of showing it on screen.

Delete the old one before creating a new list.

Kari

I tried it twice using copy and paste to paste the command to note pad. The only thing I changed was the drive letter. I was hoping this would work. I just did a clean install of build 16241 and hand wrote all my programs down. I have a large number of programs and that would make it easier the next time I do clean install.

f14tomcat said:

Total heresy, I know, but had to. :)

Way more info than needed but it does list all my programs. Some things listed I have no idea of what it is. The tip @Kari posted is much easier to read. If only I could get all my programs listed.

flybynite said:

Yea, didn't get hardly anything from this.






Name Version
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Google Update Helper 1.3.33.5
Microsoft DVD App Installation for Microsoft.WindowsDVDPlayer_2019.6.13291.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe (x64) 1.0.0.0
Mikinho's Media Center Mount Image 1.9.0.0
Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component 16.0.8410...
Office 16 Click-to-Run Licensing Component 16.0.8405...
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component 16.0.8405...

I did, compared your Office version to mine and realized mine was not up to date. . Is now!