I'm currently working for a project, where we are actively monitoring installed applications in our Windows environment (We have lot's of Windows 7 Workstations + SCCM 2012)
We are currently struggling to keep track of Spotify, Dropbox and all of these programs that install under user profile. They will show up locally in Add&Remove Programs list, but when using SCCM reports or queries, we cannot get any results anywhere.
Is it possible to detect these installations somehow through SCCM or other methods?
Thanks!
If it is not detected by hard or software inventory then it should at least always be possible using software metering.
A detailed guide on how to use it can be found here.
The basic steps to make it work are - Enabling it in the client settings - Generating a rule under "Assests and Compliance" - "Software Metering"
Note that you can use a * as placeholder for version number.