Problem:
You may need to query a Windows client or server for the uninstall registry keys. This can be time consuming and can be done in PowerShell.
Solution:
Use the below script changing google for whatever you need to search for:
$productNames = @("*google*") $UninstallKeys = @('HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall', 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall', 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall' ) $results = foreach ($key in (Get-ChildItem $UninstallKeys) ) { foreach ($product in $productNames) { if ($key.GetValue("DisplayName") -like "$product") { [pscustomobject]@{ KeyName = $key.Name.split('\')[-1]; DisplayName = $key.GetValue("DisplayName"); UninstallString = $key.GetValue("UninstallString"); Publisher = $key.GetValue("Publisher"); } } } } $results
