Get Software Version With Powershell. Get list of installed software. Using the Powershell Get Installed Software function.
Get-ItemProperty HKLMSoftwareWow6432NodeMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall Select-Object DisplayName DisplayVersion Publisher InstallDate Format-Table AutoSize. The registry Windows PowerShell only The PSVersionTablePSVersion property. But if you are System Administrator and need to frequently check whether an application is installed or not the PowerShell script will be very useful in this case.
WMI Dont use WMI.
The Scripting Wife and I were lucky enough to attend the first PowerShell User Group meeting in Corpus Christi Texas. I dont want to go into details on that because there is a multitude of information on this topic already. PowerShell will give you a list of all your programs complete with the version name of the developer and even the date you installed it. Get-Software Click on image for larger view Figure 4.