There are many scenarios where you would want to do this, for example, you may want to create a list of all your applications for inventory purposes, or if you are planning to perform a clean installation of Windows and you want to know all the applications you need to reinstall, etc.

Create a list of all your installed applications

  1.  Click on Start, type cmd, from the search results, right-click cmd.exe and select Run as administrator.
  2.  Once in the Command Prompt, the following and press Enter:
  3.  Next, type the following and press Enter (this could take several seconds):

Then to finish type the following and press Enter: The above command will create and export a list of all your installed applications in Windows to a text file with the name ApplicationList.txt (that you can change to any name you want) in the drive C. exit

This should work in Windows 7 as well as in Windows Vista, and in other previous versions of Windows. All content on this site is provided with no warranties, express or implied. Use any information at your own risk. Always backup of your device and files before making any changes. Privacy policy info.