Remote computer inventory with powershell signalwarrant. May 30, 20 my first step was to identify which servers had large wmi repositories. Script create software inventory of remote machines in html. Expandable via modules to include software distribution, remote control, event viewer, disk monitoring, etc. Wmi is extremely powerful but a little underdocumented. Comma separated value list of caption software name, installdate and installdate2 fields. For more information about how to use the script to obtain data from remote computers, see connecting to wmi on a. Microsoft further disclaims all implied warranties including, without limitation, any implied warranties of merchantability or of fitness for a particular purpose. Its more efficient to use the filter parameter of getwmiobject to limit the initial list of software than it is to pull the entire list and filter it later in the pipe. Script create a software inventory reports using powershell. Hardware and software inventory to excel spreadsheet this script uses wmi to gather hardware information about specified computers. The following procedure describes how to run a script. Nov, 2011 for instance, let us talk about the task of determining which applications are installed on a system.
Run sccm client actions on remote machines using powershell. To get a complete list, powershell must enumerate each of these keys, read each registry value and parse through the results. In the configuration manager console, choose administration client settings default client settings. If you try it and find that it works on another platform, please add a note to the script. Windows management instrumentation wmi is a technology built into windows that allows for improved manageability of computers in a networked environment. In this blog post i am going to play with wmi objects on the local computer and on remote computers. Jan, 20 these two lines take care of the cleanup of an existing wmi instance which tells the sccm client to perform a delta inventory instead of a full one. If you try it and find that it works on another platform, please add a note to the script discussion to let others know. Its getting more complicated when you have only server core machines. How to get a list of all installed software on remote. Software inventory is a very common request in the world of desktop management. Check that the information has been added to wmi by using wmi explorer. The script was designed to accomplish the following goals. Jul 06, 2019 it probably takes some time to run sccm client actions on all machines in your environment.
To be able to query a pcs software you need the management and monitoring tools wmi windows installer provider windows component installed from add and remove windows. What you see is options for configuring software inventory. This script is tested on these platforms by the author. Trigger hardware inventory and more with wmi, wmic, andor powershell so i usually use wmic to kick off a hardware inventory or update eval cycle, etc when im troubleshooting.
Jul 21, 2019 each software entry is typically defined by the software s globally unique identifier guid. Basically for a script, you can do anything in the script which you can do in the command. Description this is a simple script to retrieve all computer objects in active directory and then connect to each one and gather basic hardware information using wmi. This information can be accessed through a commandline using windows management instrumentation commandline wmic. I created a scom management pack mp for this which i have attached. This document will explain how the script works and some information that can be gathered. Ps1 a powershell script for windows server inventory less than 1 minute read many of the customer projects i work on involve collecting an inventory of basic information about the windows servers in the environment, such as cpumemory specs, os versions, volume sizes, and so on. Jun 12, 2014 this script is tested on these platforms by the author. Powershell to find out a few software installed on multiple. Wmi hardwaresoftware enumeration script codeproject. Powershell script asset inventory computer and monitor. This script uses wmi cmdlets for the most part, to gather some client hardware and software information. Solved powershell to find out a few software installed.
The mp also does some basic health checks of wmi using the script below. But i had been decided that we would use the configmgr hardware inventory information that is pulled during the different hardware inventory cycles. The script examples shown in this topic obtain data only from the local computer. See which applications are installed on computers in the domain. A quick software inventory script microsoft certified. Dec 01, 2009 software inventory powershell script i wrote a powershell script for inventorying software on all pcs on a windows domain. Wmi asset logger is a multifaceted utility that has the ability to return a great deal of information about windows based computer systems on your network, all from the convenience of your windows xp workstation. And essentially, this is all you need, because this is enough to get information from wmi. List installed software wmi script center spiceworks. So, repost by copying your script to say notepad first to make sure it is in a readable format, then from there to here, or use the rich formatting. Oct 23, 2019 do a software inventory for users and computers in a domain or ou. Jun 04, 2001 with windows 2000, wmi windows management interface has now blossomed into a fullfledged technology.
Gathering installed software using powershell microsoft. In a windows 2000 environment where wmi is standard, a script can be written to populate an inventory database by utilizing ado, wsh and wmi. With windows 2000, wmi windows management interface has now blossomed into a fullfledged technology. Wmi is often used for computer and network inventory and reporting. The way i would do it would be via script and using any of the utilities which youve mentioned. Script inventories computers and sends results to an excel file.
How to audit installed software from the command line tips. This is why i decided to write a powershell function for that. Microsoft script center is focused on teaching system administrators how to use windows. When i say software inventory, im actually referring to the hardware inventory process strange but true in configuration manager that collects data from wmi classes, including the installed software, and not to be confused with the software inventory process in configmgr which is used to inventory file types.
Most environments have some sort of asset management system in place that reports on many things, including software. To easily look up help, you can add the help method to all of your wmi and cim instance objects. Use powershell to get installed software with a simple script. Using wmi to get a single value if you go to the wmi node in the engine browser tree in the script editor, you will find only two subnodes. Have you ever wanted to have an inventory without the hassle of going to each finding the information needed to fill the information for your inventory.
Quickly export wmi query results to microsoft excel or access or sort and filter the results directly in hyena. Expandable via modules to include software distribution, remote control. A quick software inventory script microsoft certified professional. Servers remote inventory create a inventory of servers remotely in powershell. Do a complete hardware inventory processor, memory, hard disk space, etc for all computers in. This information can be accessed through a commandline using windows management instrumentation. Find computers that have not downloaded and applied new gpos. The script pings a list of computernames and runs the inventory on livepcs. Then download the script and save it to the desktop as computerinventory. Below i will show you how to use it and provide you with a copy of the code. Ms powershell using wmi to create a computer inventory powershell wmi inventory a.
Apr 29, 2009 the presented script was created to ease the task of keeping track of hardware and software components throughout the enterprise. This class is misused in a number of scripts because while it does provide you the information about the installed software, it comes with a cost associated with it. The presented script was created to ease the task of keeping track of hardware and software components throughout the enterprise. In my script, i was just concentrating only on machine policy, discovery data, compliance evaluation, app deployment. Computer make and model, system asset id, memory, and more. How to audit installed software from the command line. Use hardware inventory in system center configuration manager to collect information about the hardware configuration of client devices in your organization.
Script hardware and software inventory to excel spreadsheet. Vb script that connects through wmi to create a list of installed software. Each software entry is typically defined by the softwares globally unique identifier guid. Csv output can be easily read into excel for further sorting and analysis. Inside of the guid key contains all the information about that particular piece of software. Jun 12, 2014 disclaimer the sample scripts are not supported under any microsoft standard support program or service. To change this, a group has formed and is creating a powershellspecific wmi reference. Checking domain computers for specific software installed. Trigger hardware inventory and more with wmi, wmic, and. To configure software inventory in sccm, perform the following steps. Troubleshooting wmi repository bloat system center and.
Nov 22, 20 hardware and software inventory to excel spreadsheet this script uses wmi to gather hardware information about specified computers. Im going to cover the wmi first only because you should never use it as a means to collect data on installed software. Microsoft has published numerous wmi vbscriptbased scripts and tools on its web site that show just a fraction of the power and flexibility of wmi. For more information about how to use the script to obtain data from remote computers, see connecting to wmi on a remote computer. Powershell hardware inventory script stephanos constantinou. Disclaimer the sample scripts are not supported under any microsoft standard support program or service.
Have you ever wanted to have an inventory without the hassle of going to each finding the. Learn how to use windows powershell to quickly find installed software on local and remote computers. How to get configuration manager inventory data using. This week, i show you a script that can do basic inventory or perform an operation based on whether certain software is installed. In the configuration manager console, choose administration client. Combining the two points above and making the wmi filter dynamic, you could write the script like this. Software \microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall registry directory to gather information about software as specified by the user. This task can be done in several ways, such as per script, querying wmi for example. Ms powershell using wmi to create a computer inventory. Ms powershell using wmi to create a computer inventory github. Aug 02, 2018 to configure software inventory in sccm, perform the following steps. The sample scripts are provided as is without warranty of any kind. How to inventory windows installed software sans technology.
Script create software inventory of remote machines in. Basically for a script, you can do anything in the script which you can do in the command line, so if you run that command and use awk, sed, andor grep to process the output, you can use those same commands in a script. But i had been decided that we would use the configmgr hardware inventory information that is pulled during the. How to configure software inventory in sccm prajwal desai. Execute any wmi query for one or more computers instantly. Next, youll need to get a handle on the wmi registry provider, which you do like so. Use powershell to quickly find installed software scripting.
Right click default client settings and click properties. May 21, 2015 wmi, powershell, hardware inventory, powershell script, software inventory, software inventory of remote machine, output in excel, hardware inventory of remote machine, open file dialog selection description. One is the function that retrieves one wmi value and one is the collection that retrieves multiple values. If you want to do an inventory of all installed software in your active. While you can invoke client actions on sccm clients gui, you can only kick off delta software and hardware inventory although the gui doesnt say that.
Save a copy of the your modified inventory localsecuritygroup. If the software was installed using microsoft windows installer msi use the wmi. The script will run against your list of servers and create the output file on your desktop. We found that it can sometimes conflict with wmi on reboots. These two lines take care of the cleanup of an existing wmi instance which tells the sccm client to perform a delta inventory instead of a full one. Jun 11, 2018 powershell hardware inventory script scenario. If you want to do an inventory of all installed software in your active directory domain, then keep on reading my post. Yon need to report you script above as what you have here is a jumbled mess, which i am sure is caused by whatever tool you were using to write the script treating the script and just one line. To show this, i will perform a wmi lookup for software and then show you what happens as we are receiving data from wmi on installed software from this class. In a windows 2000 environment where wmi is standard, a script can be. Script create software inventory of remote machines in html file. Most environments have some sort of asset management system in place that reports on many things. Its quick and easy when youre psexecd into a system level command prompt one of my favorite tools because i dont have to boot users to do a lot of stuff. In my last post, i demonstrated how we can retrieve software inventory information for a single configmgr client or an array of clients, using powershell.