How can i determine whether an antivirus product is installed. 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. Uninstall but lately we renamed the name of the application from applicationname1 to newname. To specify a remote computer, use the computername parameter. Further, calling this class causes a repair action to be executed on every program it re. Getwmiobject not only can read information from wmi, but it can also facilitate invoking wmi methods. Open a command prompt window and navigate to the directory where you saved the file. It will cause the targeted pc to verify every single applications that. Getwmiobject in windows powershell makes it easier to utilize windows management instrumentation wmi and makes managing windows servers much easier. Get quick info from a remote windows machine with wmi and powershell 2. The get wmiobject cmdlet does not use the windows powershell remoting infrastructure to perform remote operations.
How to create a list of your installed programs on windows. With the code the way it is, im pulling the information for the machine the script is ran on. Whereas a namespace defines a group of related classes, the class itself is a blueprint definition for a particular hardware or software component. Jul 16, 2014 get list of software installed from a remote computer wmi and powershell. Thats why i would like to know, if i can use an oroperator in my get wmiobject filter operation. The average windows administrator has come across wmi at least a few times, maybe while troubleshooting an issue or building out a monitoring solution. Some event log, such as the security event log, may be protected by user access controls uac. 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. How to get a list of all installed software on remote. List the 32 bit programs installed on workstation64. Powershell find all software on machine install registy key. 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. It will cause the targeted pc to verify every single applications that was installed with msi microsofts installer. The registry approach is recommended because it performs much better than wmi and returns more data.
But there are differences between getwmiobject and getciminstance. The get wmiobject cmdlet gets instances of wmi classes or information about the available wmi classes. The guid is what uniquely identifies a piece of installed software among all of the other pieces. How to get antivirus product details stack overflow.
Querying via wmi will also cause the windows installation platformframeworkwhatever to do a consistency check on all installed software. Learn how to use windows powershell to quickly find installed software on local and remote computers. Powershells ability to gather installed software on remote. Im going to cover the wmi first only because you should never use it as a means to collect data on installed software. As dave wyatt pointed out in the comments, the above function doesnt always work, for example on a x64 system. 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. Can i get the version of an installed application and use it. Find the product guid of installed software with powershell 4sysops. Wmi is a centralized repository of information within the windows server, and understanding how to effectively use it can simplify some administrative tasks. I had to collect the installed software from few computers and i used belarc advisor. Configmgr also uses wmi to enable client agent and serverside functions.
If you dont have sccm 0712 then im sorry to say this wmi class doesnt exist. Configuration manager and wmi looking inside microsoft. 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. Powershell one liners are a great way to work with windows management instrumentation wmi. The getwmiobject cmdlet does not use the windows powershell remoting infrastructure to perform remote operations. Uninstall but the gwmi is the slow part that causes other issues.
There are a few different ways to invoke wmi methods such as using invokewmimethod, but this can be done with get wmiobject as well. Edit as dave wyatt pointed out in the comments, the above function doesnt always work, for example on a x64 system. Retrieving shares in powershell with wmi thescriptlad. Use powershell to find installed software scripting blog. Note filter, as we shall see in next chapters, is a variation of query. 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. 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. Marc carter is joining us again today with another guest blog post.
Retrieving product installation information using wmi via. Wmi installed query different from addremove programs list. Getwmiobject powershell tricks windows server management. Nov 15, 2011 get wmiobject in windows powershell makes it easier to utilize windows management instrumentation wmi and makes managing windows servers much easier. Remote uninstall script uninstalling all software on. This watchdog might be a piece of software running as a service, a scheduled script or even hardwarebased if you use something like intel vpro. Targetcomputernamehere product get name, version, vendor. 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. Efficient windows powershell administration with wmi and. Further, calling this class causes a repair action to be executed on every program it returns. A powershell function to get the installed software jeffops. Except regular windows updates should be listed, by the very definition you quoted as long it was installed via windows or microsoft update.
Get list of software installed from a remote computer via wmi. The problem is i dont get any information in the output file with those machines that do not have the software installed. 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. Jan 28, 2014 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. If the list parameter is specified, the cmdlet gets information about the wmi classes that are available in a specified namespace. This is something i use often when i simply want to find out what kind of software. 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. The wmi service runs with the display name windows management instrumentation under the service name winmgmt. How to get antivirus information with wmi vbscript.
Wmi is an integrated part of the windows operating system. To display the definition of the getwmiobject cmdlet, use the following command. Powershell will even dump it to a csv file for you if youd like. My next post will be a function that utilizes the function above in order to compare installed software between devices. Trying to use wmi to obtain a list of installed programs for windows xp. Dcom isnt firewall friendly, can be blocked by networking equipment, and gives some arcane errors when things go wrong. I often get rpc server unavailable errors in the ise console but that information doesnt make it to the output file. 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, get ciminstance, is one of the most useful for doing real work. Best practice for using getwmiobjects uninstall method. The wmi service acts as an intermediary between wmi providers, the wmi repository, and managing applications. The following script shows how to get some information from those solutions. 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. In the following example, i use the getitemproperty cmdlet to return.
Get list of software installed from a remote computer via. Ever wanted to get list of software installed from a remote computer via wmi and powershell open powershell and run the following command. Remote uninstall script uninstalling all software on remote. Solved powershell script result output to a file on a. Mar 17, 2020 hi, i have a script that i would like to get a output file with a result of operations. Getting wmi objects get ciminstance powershell microsoft docs. Windows management instrumentation wmi is a core technology for windows system administration because it exposes a wide range of information in a uniform manner. 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. 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. 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.
At its simplest, the client uses wmi to extract information about the hardware, os, and installed software of the client machine. 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. This means youre only going to get data on softwarepackages installed using msi. If you cannot access an event log, check to see if you are running from an elevated command prompt. Solved script to find installed one application in our. Jun 17, 2019 get wmiobject not only can read information from wmi, but it can also facilitate invoking wmi methods. Get wmi class information, instances of classes or available classes.
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. Get quick info from a remote windows machine with wmi and. Guest blogger, marc carter, reprises his popular blog post about locating installed software microsoft scripting guy, ed wilson, is here. How to get installed software list with version numbers using. As you can see in figure 235, there are essentially two overloads for the getwmiobject cmdlet.
Using the getwmiobject cmdlet professional windows. The term getwmiobject is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Having a list of installed programs is also useful if you just bought a new. How to get and set file last access time and date using system. It is a fast and easy way to retrieve share information. 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. The fun came when i started to consolidate the data. Stack overflow for teams is a private, secure spot for you and your coworkers to find and share information. Get list of software installed from a remote computer wmi and powershell. Windows security center uses it to detect antivirus and firewall solutions. Next to that, the used wmi class isnt available on all systems.
This example retrieves all software installed on the local computer. Thats why i would like to know, if i can use an oroperator in my getwmiobject filter operation. Ever wanted to get list of software installed from a remote computer via wmi and powershell. Getwmiobject output and error handling trying to get some. Efficient windows powershell administration with wmi and cim. All of the systems that i support have the sccm client installed on them. The wmi infrastructure is implemented in windows as the wmi service. You need to know what you want, and know how to get it before powershell can help you. Solved powershell script result output to a file on a share. The good news is that the uninstall is just executing a command it finds in the registry. Wmi and cim is a definition of management information. Using wmic to retrieve a list of all installed programs. After a few moments, a list will be displayed in the command prompt detailing the programs installed on the target computer.
There are a few different ways to invoke wmi methods such as using invokewmimethod, but this can be done with getwmiobject as well. The patent problem with this command is that its virtually unintelligible. The big drawback to the wmi cmdlets is that they use dcom to access remote machines. 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.
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. 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. Can i get the version of an installed application and use. As above, if youre just trying to generate a list of registry keys youll want to use getchilditem recurse on hkcu. 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.
The scripting wife and i were lucky enough to attend the first powershell user group meeting in corpus christi. Many tools are available to find out attributes of machines on your network, but sometimes you need something quick, simple and direct. This means youre only going to get data on software packages installed using msi. 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. In this example, one text file has programs from my pc, and the other has. But in todays security environment it becomes more difficult. Msis and most exe installers will put version information in the registry. Powershell is one of the most powerful things built into windows, so of. Gathering installed software using powershell microsoft certified. Hi, i have a script that i would like to get a output file with a result of operations. Last accessed date and time of all the installed software you can interact with the answerer there if needed. To make my future life easier, i wrote a powershell script that exports a list of the installed programs into.
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