Get-AppxPackage
Gets a list of the app packages that are installed in a user profile.
Syntax
Get-AppxPackage
[-AllUsers]
[-PackageTypeFilter <PackageTypes>]
[[-Name] <String>]
[[-Publisher] <String>]
[-User <String>]
[-Volume <AppxVolume>]
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
The Get-AppxPackage cmdlet gets a list of the app packages that are installed in a user profile. An app package has an .msix or .appx file name extension. To get the list of packages for a user profile other than the profile for the current user, you must run this command by using administrator permissions.
Examples
Example 1: Get all app packages for every user account
PS C:\> Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers
This command lists the app packages that are installed for every user account on the computer.
Example 2: Get an app package for a specific a user
PS C:\> Get-AppxPackage -Name "Package17" -User "Contoso\EvanNarvaez"
This command displays information about Package17 if it is installed in the specified user profile.
Parameters
-AllUsers
Indicates that this cmdlet lists app packages for all user accounts on the computer. To use this parameter, you must run the command by using administrator permissions.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | True |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Name
Specifies the name of a particular package. If you specify this parameter, the cmdlet returns results for this package only. Wildcards are permitted.
Type: | String |
Position: | 1 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | True |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-PackageTypeFilter
Specifies one or more comma-separated types of packages that the cmdlet gets from the package repository.
By default, this cmdlet returns only packages of types Main and Framework.
Type: | PackageTypes |
Accepted values: | None, Main, Framework, Resource, Bundle, Xap, Optional |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | True |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Publisher
Specifies the publisher of a particular package. If you specify this parameter, the cmdlet returns results only for this publisher. Wildcards are permitted.
Type: | String |
Position: | 2 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | True |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-User
Specifies a user. If you specify this parameter, the cmdlet returns a list of app packages that are installed for only the user that this cmdlet specifies. To get the list of packages for a user profile other than the profile for the current user, you must run this command by using administrator permissions. The user name can be in one of these formats:
- domain\user_name
- user_name@fqn.domain.tld
- user_name
- SID-string
Type: | String |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | True |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Volume
Specifies an AppxVolume object. If you specify this parameter, this cmdlet returns only packages that are relative to volume that this parameter specifies.
Type: | AppxVolume |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | True |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Inputs
String[]
Outputs
Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AppxPackage
This cmdlet returns an AppxPackage object that contains information, including the full name of the app package.