Handy way to print a list of Installed Applications

Here’s a handy way to see and print a list of installed applications on your Windows PC:

###  Using PowerShell (Windows 10/11)

1. Open PowerShell:

    – Press

Win + X

and choose Windows PowerShell (Admin)

2. Run this command:

    powershell

    Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* |
    Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion, Publisher, InstallDate |
    Format-Table –AutoSize > "$env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\InstalledApps.txt"
    

    – This creates a neatly formatted text file called InstalledApps.txt on your desktop.

    – It includes app name, version, publisher, and install date.

3. Print the File:

    – Right-click the file and choose Print, or open it in Notepad and print manually (

Ctrl + P

).
Let’s refine the approach to capture _more_ installed apps:

###  PowerShell Script for Comprehensive App List

Try this more inclusive command:

powershell

$apps = @()
$paths = @(
  "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*",
  "HKLM:\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*",
  "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*"
)

foreach ($path in $paths) {
  $apps += Get-ItemProperty $path | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion, Publisher, InstallDate
}

$apps | Where-Object { $_.DisplayName } | Format-Table -AutoSize > "$env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\InstalledApps_Expanded.txt"

This pulls:

– System-wide apps

– User-installed programs

– 32-bit & 64-bit entries

Then check your desktop for the file

InstalledApps_Expanded.txt

and print it as before.

# You can create a directory listing of all files and folders on a drive using PowerShell, and save it to a lightweight text file. Here’s a clean and efficient way to do it:

###  PowerShell Command to List Everything on a Drive

powershell

Get-ChildItem "D:\" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
  Select-Object FullName |
  Out-File "$env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\DriveD_List.txt"

 What this does:

– Scans everything under

D:\

(you can change this to

C:\

or any drive letter).

– Captures full paths only to keep the file light.

– Ignores errors (like access denied).

– Saves the list to your Desktop as

DriveD_List.txt

.

### ⚡️ Optional: Only Show Folder Names

If you just want directories, use:

powershell

Get-ChildItem "D:\" -Recurse -Directory -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
  Select-Object FullName |
  Out-File "$env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\DriveD_FoldersOnly.txt"