From 1b45ccef74cccae2d3e02ace10c8e4e2ad9b73e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rlogwood <richard.logwood@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2024 17:52:30 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] pull apps from registry and show their size

---
 windows/appchk.ps1 | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 windows/appchk.ps1

diff --git a/windows/appchk.ps1 b/windows/appchk.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e15c0d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/windows/appchk.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Define the registry paths for 32-bit and 64-bit applications
+$registryPaths = @(
+    "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall",
+    "HKLM:\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall"
+)
+
+# Initialize an array to store application information
+$applications = @()
+
+# Loop through each registry path
+foreach ($registryPath in $registryPaths) {
+    # Get the registry keys for each application
+    $keys = Get-ChildItem -Path $registryPath
+    foreach ($key in $keys) {
+        # Get the application properties
+        $app = Get-ItemProperty -Path $key.PSPath
+        # Add the application information to the array
+        $applications += [PSCustomObject]@{
+            Name = $app.DisplayName
+            Version = $app.DisplayVersion
+            Publisher = $app.Publisher
+            InstallDate = $app.InstallDate
+            Size = $app.EstimatedSize
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+# Filter out applications with no name
+$applications = $applications | Where-Object { $_.Name -ne $null }
+
+# Display the applications
+$applications | Select-Object Name, Version, Publisher, InstallDate, Size | Format-Table -AutoSize