

Wmic /user:”localhost\UserName” /password:”UsersPassword” /node:”RemoteHostname” product get name,version,vendor /format:csv > C:\SoftwareInstalled.csvįor a more powerful approach you can also do this using powershell. If you would like the information more manageable then you can create the same list in a CSV file. Today we are moving from working with the Computer Target Scope and generating some cool reports to working with the Update Scope on the WSUS server. Day 4: Use PowerShell to Find Missing Updates on WSUS Client Computers.

With this method it will return all software that was installed by an msi package, so some software may not be listed but as a basic quick inventory it will usually suffice. Day 3: Approve or Decline WSUS Updates by Using PowerShell. When on a domain you would want to use an account with sufficient rights like user:”MyDomain\Administrator” This is because I am sending a local user account which has proper rights to retrieve the WMIC query. You can copy and paste this to a command prompt on your machine, just be sure to keep the “quotation marks” when replacing those fields.įor the user: field above, I have localhost\UserName listed. Wmic /user:”localhost\UserName” /password:”UsersPassword” /node:”RemoteHostname” product get name,version,vendor Have you ever needed to get a quick local inventory of installed software across your network? You can use the WMIC command from the DOS CLI. Get list of software installed from a remote computer
