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Get List of Installed Software

Trying to get a complete list of installed programs.
Using this command gives me partial list: wmic /output:"C:\software.csv" product get "Description","InstallDate","Name","Vendor","Version"
Using this gives another partial list: reg query HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall /s | find "DisplayName" > C:\InstallList.txt

Also "reg query" won't seem to get all the values desired as in the "wmic" command.
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Try Belarc Advisor.  The list it produces is very complete.

https://www.belarc.com/products_belarc_advisor
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This is my favorite tool for this:

UninstallView


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A recent related question here with some thoughts as well...

Logon Script that Writes All Installed Software to a Text File on Startup:


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Using this gives another partial list
Some application do not register installation correctly
Yes, bear in mind that only programs installed using the standard Windows installation approach will show up.  There are certainly other installation tools that applications use, and "portable apps" typically will not show up as well.

What applications are you missing from the WMIC, REG QUERY, and UNINSTLALLVIEW approaches?


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Appears that UninstallView gives more than enough information plus installed software neither "WMIC" or "reg query" ever listed.  Thanks for the info!
You're welcome, Woody, I'm glad that works for you. Regards, Joe