Queries to get a list of Windows software

Question

Please, what queries does the Windows agent do in order to create its list of software? I mean, I would like to know what commands I would need to run from a CMD console to get the full list of installed software as the windows agent does it. I mean, if you ask somebody to create a list of installed software you can get different answers. There is no a unique (standard) answer to that question. I mean, I can run powershell o wmic commands of installed software, but any matches with the ocs inventory of installed software. Thank you.

(https://theposhwolf.com/howtos/Using-Powershell-to-get-a-list-of-installed-software-from-a-remote-computer-fast-as-lightning/)

Answer 1

Hi, google say:
Reg Query HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall /S /v DisplayName
Reg Query HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall /S /v DisplayVersion

The same string (SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall) is in https://github.com/OCSInventory-NG/WindowsAgent/blob/cbae7714773540c190c7c1b80946ded86aef16a8/SysInfo/Registry.cpp

Answer 2

It seems, it also includes these queries:

• wmic product get name
• wmic qfe list

But still the list is not complete. My computer has +90 software items registered in OCS but Reg Query + wmic product get name + wmic qfe list only gives me around 70 software items installed.

Thank you

Answer 3

A Reg Query for WOW6432Node need to be added: 

• Reg Query HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall /S /v DisplayName
• Reg Query HKLM\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall /S /v DisplayName
• wmic product get name
• wmic qfe list

Answer 4

what could be very helpful is that if ocsinventory could also capture user installed software.
User installed software can be found with this Powershell command . or the registry key shown there.

 Get-ChildItem -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall | Get-ItemProperty | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -match 'Chrome' } | Select-Object -Property DisplayName, UninstallString

to find any user installed software uninstall string

 Get-ChildItem -Path HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall | Get-ItemProperty | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -like '*' } | Select-Object -Property DisplayName, UninstallString

https://github.com/OCSInventory-NG/WindowsAgent/issues/163

Answer 5

Today I had to install an Oracle Client for Windows and it doesn't show up with none of those queries. It was installed under D.\app\client\Administrator\product\12.2.0 (!) Thanks.