Getting the list of installed programs on the local machine:

Getting the list of installed programs on the local machine

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Getting the list of installed programs on the local machine:

///

/// This Method will give you list of all programs installed in Add Remove Programs.

///

static void GetInstalled()

{

string uninstallKey = @"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall";

RegistryKey abc = Registry.Users;

using (RegistryKey regKey = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(uninstallKey))

{

  foreach (string subKeyName in regKey.GetSubKeyNames())

  {

using (RegistryKey sk = regKey.OpenSubKey(subKeyName))

{

  if (sk.GetValue("DisplayName") != null && sk.GetValue("DisplayVersion")!=null)

  {    

    Console.WriteLine(sk.GetValue("DisplayName").ToString().Trim() + "\t" + sk.GetValue("DisplayVersion").ToString().Trim());                            

                  }

                 }

          }

        }

}