Apps Find Version of Installed Apps in Windows 11

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This tutorial will show you how to find the current version of installed apps in Windows 11.


Contents

  • Option One: Find Version of Installed Apps in Settings
  • Option Two: Find Version of Installed Apps in Control Panel
  • Option Three: Find Version of Installed Apps in Microsoft Store
  • Option Four: Find Version of Installed Apps using Command
  • Option Five: Find Version of Installed Apps in Microsoft Store CLI




Option One

Find Version of Installed Apps in Settings


This option will include both desktop and Microsoft Store apps.


1 Open Settings (Win+I).

2 Click/tap on Apps on the left side, and click/tap on Installed apps on the right side. (see screenshot below)

System apps currently listed in Settings > Apps > Installed Apps page, have moved to their own page under Settings > System > System components.




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3 Click/tap on the 3 dots button for the app (ex: "Windows Subsystem for Linux") you want to know its version, and click/tap on Advanced options. (see screenshot below)

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4 You will now see the app's current Version (ex: "1.2.0.0") listed under Specifications. (see screenshot below)

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Option Two

Find Version of Installed Apps in Control Panel


This option will not include Microsoft Store apps.


1 Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Programs and Features icon.

2 You will now see the current version of each listed installed app in the Version column. (see screenshot below)

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Option Three

Find Version of Installed Apps in Microsoft Store


1 Open the Microsoft Store app.

2 Click/tap on Library on the left side, and click/tap on the app (ex: "Windows Web Experience Pack") you want. (see screenshot below)

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3 Under Additional information, you will see the Installed version for the app. (see screenshot below)

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Option Four

Find Version of Installed Apps using Command


This option will not include Microsoft Store apps.


1 Open Windows Terminal, and select Windows PowerShell.

2 Copy and paste the command you want below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter. (see screenshots below)

(Apps installed for current user only)
Get-ItemProperty HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Currentversion\Uninstall\* | select-object DisplayName, DisplayVersion

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OR

(32-bit Apps installed for all users)
Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\Currentversion\Uninstall\* | select-object DisplayName, DisplayVersion

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OR

(64-bit Apps installed for all users)
Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Currentversion\Uninstall\* | select-object DisplayName, DisplayVersion

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Option Five

Find Version of Installed Apps in Microsoft Store CLI


This option will only include Microsoft Store apps.

A new command-line interface for the Microsoft Store brings app discovery, installation and update management directly to your terminal. This enables developers and users with a new way to discover and install Store apps, without needing the GUI. The Store CLI is available only on devices where Microsoft Store is enabled.


1 Open Windows Terminal, and select either Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt.

2 Copy and paste the command below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

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3 You will now see the Version of each app Name you have installed from the Microsoft Store.

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That's it,
Shawn Brink


 
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I wrote three PowerShell scripts to use, if you prefer a more traditional Windows display format:
  • ProgramsAndFeatures.ps1
    • Copy of Programs & Features, works on W7 and later.
  • AppsList.ps1
    • Copy of Apps & Features, but only with Apps listed.
  • AppsAndFeatures.ps1
    • Copy of Apps & Features.
Sharp-eyed viewers will notice the Size numbers don't exactly match Program & Features, or Settings. That's because Windows is doing some strange "rounding" of the EstimatedSize reg values.

Sorry, I can't really query App "sizes", since your AppDataLocal Packages filespace is virtualized. Trust me, that part is weird.

For the Apps listings, I've adapted code from skycommand's Get AppX package names.ps1 which translates the PackageFullName back to a friendly product name (e.g. "Mail & Calendar" instead of "windowcommunicationsapps").
 

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