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powershellinstallationaddremoveprograms

Powershell custom install shows in Add / Remove Programs

I've been trying to figure out the following question on the net, but cound't find an answer.

I'm doing custom application installations using Powershell (nothing new here).

Now, I have the following requirement: I would like to add a Comment and a Contact in the Add / Remove Programs, that indicates by which process the application has been installed.

Any ideas?

Solution

  • I eventually stumbled on a PS command to do this, thx to ConnorLSW's answer:

    Set-RegistryKey -key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\' + $RegKey -Name "$MyKey" -Value "$MyValue" -Type String

    where

    • $RegKey is some (king of UUID) string that identifies your installed application
    • $MyKey is the field you need to update (in my case, DisplayName, Contact or Comments)
    • $MyValue is the actual value you want to display in that field

    Now it's time for a little caution disclaimer:

    My understanding is that this command can be further generalized to update any registration keys on your machine. Please be very cautious when using it.