Public/Get-InstalledVcRedist.ps1
Function Get-InstalledVcRedist { <# .SYNOPSIS Returns the installed Visual C++ Redistributables. .DESCRIPTION Returns the installed Visual C++ Redistributables. .NOTES Author: Aaron Parker Twitter: @stealthpuppy .LINK https://stealthpuppy.com/VcRedist/get-installedvcredist.html .PARAMETER ExportAll Export all installed Redistributables including the Additional and Minimum Runtimes typically hidden from Programs and Features .EXAMPLE Get-InstalledVcRedist Description: Returns the installed Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables from the current system .EXAMPLE Get-InstalledVcRedist -ExportAll Description: Returns the installed Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables from the current system including the Additional and Minimum Runtimes. #> [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $False, HelpURI = "https://stealthpuppy.com/VcRedist/get-installedvcredist.html")] [OutputType([System.Management.Automation.PSObject])] Param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $False)] [System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter] $ExportAll ) # Get all installed Visual C++ Redistributables installed components Write-Verbose -Message "$($MyInvocation.MyCommand): Matching installed VcRedists with: [(Microsoft Visual C.*)(\bRedistributable|\bRuntime).*]." $VcRedists = Get-InstalledSoftware | Where-Object { $_.Name -match "(Microsoft Visual C.*)(\bRedistributable|\bRuntime).*" } # Add Architecture property to each entry Write-Verbose -Message "$($MyInvocation.MyCommand): Adding Architecture property." $VcRedists | ForEach-Object { If ($_.Name -contains "x64") { $_ | Add-Member -NotePropertyName "Architecture" -NotePropertyValue "x64" } } # If -ExportAll used, export everything instead of filtering for the primary Redistributable If ($ExportAll.IsPresent) { # Write the installed VcRedists to the pipeline Write-Output -InputObject $VcRedists } Else { Write-Verbose -Message "$($MyInvocation.MyCommand): Filtering output." $Output = $VcRedists | ForEach-Object { If (-not (Select-String -InputObject $_ -Pattern "Additional|Minimum")) { $_ } } | Sort-Object -Property "Name" # Write the filtered installed VcRedists to the pipeline Write-Output -InputObject $Output } } |