Exporting data from the "programs and features" list in windows

Question

I want to export the data in the different columns in the windows menu "programs and features" as seen in the picture in the link below. It's also possible to display other columns about each install by pressing "more..." in the drop down menu.

LINK: https://www.tenforums.com/attachments/general-support/114944d1485975209t-missing-data-programs-features-2016-12-27_0-50-55.png

I found a guide, link below, to grab installed software on windows by using powershell (I know nothing about powershell). But I'm not sure if the guide accesses the same data as "programs and features".

LINK to guide: https://www.how2shout.com/how-to/how-to-export-a-list-of-installed-programs-on-a-windows-pc-to-a-text-file.html

Powershell command suggested:

Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion, Publisher, InstallDate | Format-Table –AutoSize

I would believe you write what data you want after "Select-Object" part of the command, but the titles of the metadata columns in "programs and features" isn't exactly the same as the ones used to display and or export the data in Powershell.

In the command its written "DisplayName" and not "name" as the column is written in "programs and features", writing "name" in the command doesn't return anything. Writing "version" returns data but not the same as "DisplayVersion". Also the additional columns you can access by right clicking the header of a column in "programs and features" like "source" and "location" will also not return anything in the powershell if include say "location" after "Select-Object".

So basically I don't know what commands are available to fetch more data or if it shares the same content as "programs and features".

I would assume this is probably a very specific question, any suggestions of other places to ask is appreciated.

Answer 1

Here are some 3rd party alternatives:

MyUninstaller: Alternative uninstaller to the standard Windows Add / Remove module: https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/myuninst.html

UninstallView - View installed applications on Windows: https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/uninstall_view.html

You should be able to export the list to a text or HTML file.

Answer 2

Thank you, good solution!