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PowerShell get non Microsoft updates?

Hi,

The PowerShell Get-Hotfix command gets a list of Microsoft hotfixes. However, it does not get any of the third party updates that are installed via a msp file. For example, Adobe Reader XI (11.0.11)(1). You can see these via the Control Panel Uninstall an update area.

How can I get the list of updates that would include specific text in the name? In the example above, I would like to see a list of all updates for Adobe*.

I am looking for the equivilent of Get-Hotfix -Description Adobe*

Thanks

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footech

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ckelsoe

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Wow - that is some code from the link you provided. Overkill for what I need. I will look for another method.

Thanks

footech

True, it's fairly robust. I don't know if I would've gone the route it did with creating the XML file and using C# (actually I know I wouldn't). I think the amount of code could be reduced a great amount by just using custom PS objects. But the good thing about it is: 1) it's already written; 2) it grabs programs/patches from registry, WMI, etc. instead of just one source so the list should be complete. And from that list it's easy to filter down to what you need in different scenarios. You could check out MS Technet Script Respository to see if anyone's written something that's a bit more brief.

ckelsoe

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Does not seem to be a simpler solution possible. This is way more complex that I really need, however, it does achieve the results needed. Thanks much