ADAPPFinder

Find-ADHostApp

Searches AD Computers uninstall registry nodes for input Strings for installed app finding.

Searches computers using Invoke-Command passing functions to remote hosts. It will
search the registry for strings matching a provided array of app names. By default,
the local computer on which the script is running will not be scanned unless the
'Local' switch is used. If the 'Local' switch is used, ONLY the local computer will be scanned.

Syntax 

Find-ADHostApp [-AppNames] <String[]> [[-DaystoConsiderAHostInactive] <Int32>] [-SearchServers] [-Report] [-DirPath <String>] [-IncludeWow6432Node] [<CommonParameters>]

Find-ADHostApp [-AppNames] <String[]> [[-DaystoConsiderAHostInactive] <Int32>] [-SearchBase] <String> [-Filter] <String> [-Report] [-DirPath <String>] [-IncludeWow6432Node] [<CommonParameters>]

Find-ADHostApp [-AppNames] <String[]> [[-DaystoConsiderAHostInactive] <Int32>] [-SearchOSString] <String> [-Report] [-DirPath <String>] [-IncludeWow6432Node] [<CommonParameters>]

Find-ADHostApp [-AppNames] <String[]> [[-DaystoConsiderAHostInactive] <Int32>] [-SearchWorkstations] [-Report] [-DirPath <String>] [-IncludeWow6432Node] [<CommonParameters>]

Find-ADHostApp [-AppNames] <String[]> [[-DaystoConsiderAHostInactive] <Int32>] [-ComputerNames] <String[]> [-Report] [-DirPath <String>] [-IncludeWow6432Node] [<CommonParameters>]

Find-ADHostApp [-AppNames] <String[]> [[-DaystoConsiderAHostInactive] <Int32>] [-Local] [-Report] [-DirPath <String>] [-IncludeWow6432Node] [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters

Name Alias Description Required? Pipeline Input Default Value
-AppNames Array of one or more strings to search for apps: "Spiceworks","Microsoft","Adobe". true false
-DaystoConsiderAHostInactive How many days back to consider an AD Computer last sign in as active. false false 90
-SearchServers Enter one or more filenames. true false False
-SearchBase Search a specific Organizational Unit: "OU=Infrastructure,OU=CorpComputers,DC=ad,DC=fabuloso,DC=com". true false
-Filter Use a standard Filter: "Name -like "*PDC*"". Defaults to Wildcard. true false *
-SearchOSString Search using custom OS Search String. true false
-SearchWorkstations Search Windows 10 and 11 workstations. true false False
-ComputerNames Search using specific hosts assumed to be online. true false
-Local Include the local machine in the scan. If set, ONLY the local computer will be scanned. true false False
-Report Enable this switch to output a CSV Report. false false False
-DirPath Enter the working directory you wish the report to save to. Default creates C:\temp. false false C:\Temp\
-IncludeWow6432Node Also Search Wow6432Node. false false False

Outputs

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

  • System.Management.Automation.PSCustomObject

Note

The function defaults to Searching all remotable host in a domain found to have a login within the last 90 days. It does not take into account the state of the product if a service is involved. This would require a manual check on the specific service.

Examples

EXAMPLE 1 
Find-ADHostApp -AppNames "Adobe","Microsoft","Carbon" -ComputerNames "pdc-00","pdc-ha-00" -IncludeWow6432Node
    Output:
        GUID           : Missing: Adobe
        DisplayName    : Missing: Adobe
        DisplayVersion : Missing: Adobe
        Wow6432Node?   : Missing: Adobe
        PSComputerName : pdc-00
        RunspaceId     : 47d370fb-f095-4bcf-a036-40997cb5af12
GUID : {F1BECD79-0887-4630-957B-108C894264AD} DisplayName : Microsoft Azure AD Connect Health agent for AD DS DisplayVersion : 3.1.77.0 Wow6432Node? : No PSComputerName : pdc-00 RunspaceId : 47d370fb-f095-4bcf-a036-40997cb5af12

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