Introduction Managing software installations and updates is an essential task for any Windows system administrator. One powerful tool that can help with this is WMIC PRODUCT. WMIC (Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line) is a command-line tool that allows you to manage various aspects of Windows using WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation). In this article, we will explore how to use WMIC PRODUCT to query, install, and uninstall software on Windows.

Examples:

1. Query installed software: To get a list of all installed software on a Windows system, open the command prompt and run the following command:

   wmic product get name, version, vendor

   This will display a list of installed software along with their version numbers and vendors. You can also filter the results using the WHERE clause. For example, to find all software installed by Microsoft, you can use the following command:

   wmic product where "vendor like 'Microsoft%'" get name, version, vendor

2. Install software: To install software using WMIC PRODUCT, you need the MSI (Microsoft Installer) package file. Once you have the MSI file, open the command prompt and run the following command:

   wmic product call install true,"C:\path\to\software.msi"

   Replace "C:\path\to\software.msi" with the actual path to the MSI file. This command will initiate the installation process for the specified software.

3. Uninstall software: To uninstall software using WMIC PRODUCT, you can use a similar command as the install command. Open the command prompt and run the following command:

   wmic product where "name='Software Name'" call uninstall

   Replace "Software Name" with the name of the software you want to uninstall. This command will initiate the uninstallation process for the specified software.