Get-SilSoftware

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2015-06-30

Get-SilSoftware

Displays the point in time identity of all software installed on the computer. Windows Server 2012 R2 with KB3000850 applied. For more information, see https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3000850.

Syntax

Parameter Set: Query (cdxml)
Get-SilSoftware [[-ID] <String[]> ] [-AsJob] [-CimSession <CimSession[]> ] [-Name <String[]> ] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32> ] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Get-SilSoftware cmdlet displays a list of all software products installed on computer. Software Inventory Logging collects the data at the point in time that you run the cmdlet. You can specify the ID parameter and Name parameter to filter the installed software products that the cmdlet displays.

Parameters

-AsJob

Aliases	none
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-CimSession<CimSession[]>

Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.

Aliases	Session
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-ID<String[]>

Specifies an array of IDs of the software products installed on the server.

Aliases	none
Required?	false
Position?	1
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	True (ByPropertyName)
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-Name<String[]>

Specifies an array of names of the software products installed on the server.

Aliases	none
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	True (ByPropertyName)
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-ThrottleLimit<Int32>

Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.

Aliases	none
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value	none
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#root/InventoryLogging/MsftSil_Software

This cmdlet returns an object that encapsulates information about the program installed by using Windows Installer. That object includes the following properties:

-- ID (System.String)
-- InstallDate (System.DateTime)
-- Name (System.String)
-- Publisher (System.String)
-- Version (System.String)