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Where the data on the Applications page of the Computer window comes from. See Computer Window Data Sources for how to read the Source column, and for the other pages of the Computer window.
Collected by the Applications scanner from the Windows uninstall registry keys - SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, the matching Wow6432Node path for 32-bit software on 64-bit Windows, and both of those paths under each loaded user profile in HKEY_USERS. The .DEFAULT, S-1-5-18, and FileCache profiles are skipped, and a profile that is not loaded at scan time cannot be read at all - so per-user installs for a signed-out user will be missing.
NOTE: Entries flagged as system components are skipped, and entries that belong to a parent product are treated as updates and listed on the Hot Fixes page instead. Software that does not register an uninstall entry - portable applications, most Store apps - is not reported here.
Field |
Source |
Derivation / Notes |
|---|---|---|
Name |
Registry |
The DisplayName value of the uninstall key. |
Version |
Registry |
The DisplayVersion value. When it is missing, a version number parsed out of the display name is used, which is why some entries show an approximate version. Google Chrome is a special case: its version is also checked against the installed chrome.exe, and the higher of the two is reported, so it can be ahead of the registry. |
Publisher |
Registry |
The Publisher value. |
Install Date |
Registry |
The InstallDate value, which installers write as yyyymmdd - a date with no time, and frequently absent or wrong. Hidden. |
Install Date & Time |
Calculated |
The last-write timestamp of the uninstall registry key, which is normally the moment the installer finished. It is only used when it falls within two days of Install Date, or when Install Date is missing, so that later edits to the key are not mistaken for the install time. |
Uninstall |
Registry (Enterprise) |
The QuietUninstallString value, falling back to UninstallString. MsiExec commands are rewritten to run silently (/qn /norestart /X), which is why the text does not always match the registry verbatim. |
Registry Hive |
Scanner: Applications |
Which hive the entry was found in - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE for machine-wide installs, HKEY_USERS for per-user installs. |
Registry Path |
Scanner: Applications |
The full path of the uninstall key the entry came from, useful for confirming a finding by hand on the target. |
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