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How the agent checks for third-party software on Windows

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Christopher
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Overview

When the Automox agent performs a device scan on a Windows device, it will check the registry to determine the machine-wide applications installed.

 

Registry Paths Checked

Two paths are checked for machine-wide installed applications.

  • For 64-bit applications: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

  • For 32-bit applications: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

  • For each installed application registry key, the agent will attempt to determine the name and version of the application from the following entries:

    • DisplayName

    • DisplayVersion

 

Registry Paths Not Checked

User-based installations are found in the registry paths, where the *User_SID* represents the User's Windows Security Identifier.

HKEY_USERS\*User_SID*\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
HKEY_USERS\*User_SID*\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\

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