LIST INSTALLED APPS

If you decide to go with a clean installation of Windows 11, you’ll need to reinstall all your apps, and it can be useful to see exactly what you’ve got installed on your PC, especially if it’s been a while since you set it up.

To do this, run Command Prompt as an administrator, and type wmic and Enter. Once the WMIC prompt opens, type /output:C:\list.txt product get name, version then hit Enter. You can replace C:\list.txt with another file name or output directory. Close the WMIC window once it’s finished. A list of your installed software should be available as a text file in the location you provided for the output file. You also get a version number, so you can check whether updates are available when it comes to doing the reinstall.