How To: Use PowerShell to Validate Installed Microsoft Apps

Owned by Ryan Seymour
Jun 19, 2024
2 min read

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.

https://apps.microsoft.com/home?hl=en-us&gl=US

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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