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How To: Use PowerShell to Validate Installed Microsoft Apps

How To: Use PowerShell to Validate Installed Microsoft Apps

Overview

This document will cover using PowerShell to obtain evidence on installed app packages from the Microsoft Store that are not found in the Add/Remove Programs.

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Prerequisites

Administrator access to Windows PowerShell

Instructions

  1. Open PowerShell as Administrator

  2. Run the following command

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Where-Object {$_.Name -Like "Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer"}

NOTE: Replace the ‘Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer'in code above with the application name you are searching for. In our example, we search for Microsoft 3D Viewer.

Here is a sample of the output that is returned:

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If the app is not found or installed, it will display a blank output like this:

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