Posted by If your Windows operating system fails regularly and you want to reinstall your Windows 11/10/8/7 on your computer or laptop, you may want to note down the currently installed software so you can install it after installing the Windows 11/10/8/7. If you have installed a lot of software and want to reinstall it again after a successful installation of the operating system, there is a way to get the lists of the installed app in a notepad file. To get the list of the installed apps in Windows 11/10/8/7, we will execute commands in the Command Prompt, which will serve our purpose.
How to get a list of installed apps in Windows 11/10/8/7 without any software?
To export the installed apps list in a notepad file, perform the following steps:-
Step 1. Open Command Prompt with the elevated rights.
To open the Command Prompt with administrative rights, press
Step 2. If User Account Control (UAC) prompts, click
Step 3. Command Prompt window with admin privilege opens. Type the following command and press
WMIC
Step 4. Next, type the following and hit
/output:C:\InstallList.txt product get name,version
Step 5. Once you will execute the above command, you will see a new file in the “C” drive with the name InstallList. Double-click to open and see the list of the installed programs.
Once you complete the above steps, you should see a list of installed apps on your computer or laptop.
The above-mentioned procedure works in Windows 11/10/8/7/Vista/XP/2000.
