Get-Package [[-Name] <String[]>] [-AdditionalArguments <String[]>] [-AllVersions] [-Force] [-ForceBootstrap][-MaximumVersion <String>] [-MinimumVersion <String>] [-ProviderName {msi | NuGet | msu | Programs | PowerShellGet| psl | chocolatey}] [-RequiredVersion <String>] [<CommonParameters>]Get-Package [[-Name] <String[]>] [-AllVersions] [-AllowClobber] [-Force] [-ForceBootstrap] [-InstallUpdate][-MaximumVersion <String>] [-MinimumVersion <String>] [-NoPathUpdate] [-PackageManagementProvider <String>][-ProviderName {msi | NuGet | msu | Programs | PowerShellGet | psl | chocolatey}] [-RequiredVersion <String>][-Scope {CurrentUser | AllUsers}] [-SkipPublisherCheck] [-Type {Module | Script | All}] [<CommonParameters>]Get-Package [[-Name] <String[]>] [-AllVersions] [-Destination <String>] [-ExcludeVersion] [-Force][-ForceBootstrap] [-MaximumVersion <String>] [-MinimumVersion <String>] [-ProviderName {msi | NuGet | msu |Programs | PowerShellGet | psl | chocolatey}] [-RequiredVersion <String>] [-Scope {CurrentUser | AllUsers}][-SkipDependencies] [<CommonParameters>]Get-Package [[-Name] <String[]>] [-AllVersions] [-Force] [-ForceBootstrap] [-IncludeSystemComponent][-IncludeWindowsInstaller] [-MaximumVersion <String>] [-MinimumVersion <String>] [-ProviderName {msi | NuGet | msu| Programs | PowerShellGet | psl | chocolatey}] [-RequiredVersion <String>] [<CommonParameters>]The Get-Package cmdlet returns a list of all software packages on the local computer that have been installed by using Package Management. You can run Get-Package on remote computers by running it as part of an Invoke-Command or Enter-PSSession command or script.
Parameters
-AdditionalArguments <String[]>
- Default value is None
- Accepts pipeline input False
Specifies additional arguments.
-AllVersions [<SwitchParameter>]
- Default value is False
- Accepts pipeline input False
Indicates that Get-Package returns all available versions of the package. By default, Get-Package only returns the newest available version.
-AllowClobber [<SwitchParameter>]
- Default value is False
- Accepts pipeline input False
@{Text=}
-Destination <String>
- Default value is None
- Accepts pipeline input False
{{Fill Destination Description}}
-ExcludeVersion [<SwitchParameter>]
- Default value is False
- Accepts pipeline input False
{{Fill ExcludeVersion Description}}
-Force [<SwitchParameter>]
- Default value is False
- Accepts pipeline input False
Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation.
-ForceBootstrap [<SwitchParameter>]
- Default value is False
- Accepts pipeline input False
Indicates that this cmdlet forces Package Management to automatically install the package provider.
-IncludeSystemComponent [<SwitchParameter>]
- Default value is False
- Accepts pipeline input False
Indicates that this cmdlet includes system components in the results.
-IncludeWindowsInstaller [<SwitchParameter>]
- Default value is False
- Accepts pipeline input False
Indicates that this cmdlet includes the Windows Installer in the results.
-InstallUpdate [<SwitchParameter>]
- Default value is False
- Accepts pipeline input False
Indicates that this cmdlet installs updates.
-MaximumVersion <String>
- Default value is None
- Accepts pipeline input False
Specifies the maximum allowed version of the package that you want to find. If you do not add this parameter, Get-Package finds the highest available version of the package.
-MinimumVersion <String>
- Default value is None
- Accepts pipeline input False
Specifies the minimum allowed version of the package that you want to find. If you do not add this parameter, Find-Package finds the highest available version of the package that also satisfies any maximum specified version specified by the MaximumVersion parameter.
-Name <String[]>
- Default value is None
- Accepts pipeline input False
Specifies one or more package names, or package names with wildcard characters. Separate multiple package names with commas.
-NoPathUpdate [<SwitchParameter>]
- Default value is False
- Accepts pipeline input False
@{Text=}
-PackageManagementProvider <String>
- Default value is None
- Accepts pipeline input False
Specifies the name of the Package Management provider.
-ProviderName <String[]>
- Default value is None
- Accepts pipeline input ByPropertyName
Specifies one or more package provider names. Separate multiple package provider names with commas.
-RequiredVersion <String>
- Default value is None
- Accepts pipeline input False
Specifies the exact version of the package to find. If you do not add this parameter, Find-Package finds the highest available version of the provider that also satisfies any maximum version specified by the MaximumVersion parameter.
-Scope <String>
- Default value is None
- Accepts pipeline input False
Specifies the search scope for the package.
-SkipDependencies [<SwitchParameter>]
- Default value is False
- Accepts pipeline input False
{{Fill SkipDependencies Description}}
-SkipPublisherCheck [<SwitchParameter>]
- Default value is False
- Accepts pipeline input False
@{Text=}
-Type <String>
- Default value is None
- Accepts pipeline input False
Specifies whether to search for packages with a module, a script, or either.
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
Outputs
SoftwareIdentity[]Examples
- Get all installed packages:
PS C:\> Get-PackageThis command gets all packages that are installed on the local computer.
- Get packages that are installed on a remote computer:
PS C:\> Invoke-Command -ComputerName "server01" -Credential "CONTOSO\TestUser" -ScriptBlock {Get-Package}This command gets a list of packages that were installed on a remote computer, server01, by using Package Management. When you run this command, you are prompted to provide credentials for the user CONTOSO\TestUser.
- Get packages for a specified provider:
PS C:\> Get-Package -Provider "ARP"This command gets Add or Remove Programs software packages from the local computer.
- Get an exact version of a specific package:
PS C:\> Get-Package -Name "DSCAccelerator" -RequiredVersion "2.1.2"This command gets version 2.1.2 of a package named DSCAccelerator. Although only part of the package name has been specified, Get-Package should be able to find the DSCAccelerator package if there are no other packages with a name matching that pattern.
- Uninstall a package:
PS C:\> Get-Package -Name "DSCAccelerator" -RequiredVersion "2.1" | Uninstall-PackageThis command pipes the results of a Get-Package command to the Uninstall-Package cmdlet. In this example, you are uninstalling only version 2.1 of the DSCAccelerator package. You are prompted to confirm that you want to uninstall the package.