How to create a list of applications installed on your computer

I think that all of our readers faced with the need to reinstall Windows. Sometimes this is because of some critical bugs and problems are sometimes caused by the upgrade, sometimes It is driven by a desire to lose all the accumulated trash in the system and start computing life with "pure sheet. " Immediately after installing the new system, you are putting the necessary drivers and system components, and then proceed to the recovery of the familiar software environment. For this task, you will be very useful pre-compiled list of applications, especially if he has a few dozen members. Now we will learn how to make it (without pen and paper! :).

Method 1. We are using the command line

Open the Start menu and type in the search box the word "smd". Right-click the found item and from the context menu Run as administrator. Windows 8 is about the same, only instead of the Start press Win key on the keyboard.

Enter the series the two teams:

WMIC product get name, version

After a short wait, you will see in the window list of all programs installed on your system.

In order to keep this list in a text file, type the command follows:

/ Output: D: \ installedapps.txt product get name, version

Now you just have to open the file manager disk D (you can, of course, specify a different path and saving) and you will see there is a text file installedapps.txt a list of all installed programs.

Method 2. CCleaner

For those users who have a child got a fright from the blackest black the command line, there is an easier way, but require additional software. In her role made popular CCleaner utility, which is installed on almost any computer. In addition, this method allows you to generate a complete list of your software.

Open CCleaner and go to Service. Here you will find a complete list of programs and you need only to press a button Save report in the lower right corner to save it as a text file.

After that, you need to select the path for saving and the name of the file. This generates a list carries more information than is generated by using the command line, because it contains information about the publisher, size and date of installation.

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