The code below shows an easy way to gather software information from your machine.

function Get-Soft {
        <#  gcim win32_product
       .SYNOPSIS
       Lists software on local or remote machines.
       .DESCRIPTION
       Lists software on local or remote machines.
       .Example
       PS C:\> Get-Soft | ft
    
       DisplayName                                                                         DisplayVersion         Publisher
       -----------                                                                         --------------         ---------
       FireStorm version V2.0.0.016                                                        V2.0.0.016
       OpenAL
       Adobe Common File Installer                                                         1.00.0000              Adobe System Incorporated
       Adobe Bridge 1.0                                                                    001.000.000            Adobe Systems
       Adobe Help Center 1.0                                                               001.000.000            Adobe Systems
       Adobe Stock Photos 1.0                                                              001.000.000            Adobe Systems
       #>
    
       [CmdletBinding()]                    
                param(
                [Switch]$NonMicrosoftOnly,   
                [String]$Publisher,  
                [String]$Name
                )
                
                $soft1 = Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion, Publisher, InstallDate, InstallLocation, UninstallString, InstallSource
                $soft2 = Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |  Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion, Publisher, InstallDate, InstallLocation, UninstallString, InstallSource
                $soft = $soft1 + $soft2 | ?{$_.DisplayName -notlike $null -and $_.UninstallString -notlike $null}
                            
                IF($NonMicrosoftOnly){ $out = $soft | Where-Object{ $_.Publisher -notmatch 'Microsoft'} }
                IF($Publisher){ $out = $soft | Where-Object{ $_.Publisher -match $Publisher} }
                IF($Name){ $out = $soft | Where-Object{ $_.DisplayName -match $Name} }            
                IF($out){$out | Sort-object DisplayName}ELSE{$soft | Sort-object DisplayName }
           }