How to list all modern UI apps? - c++

Question

I would like to list all Modern UI apps installed on my Windows 8 machine.
Is there a way to list all installed Modern UI apps from a standard desktop application (with administrator permissions).

Answer 1

You can do this with Powershell and the Get-AppxPackage command.

Answer 2

Nigel has the correct answer ;)
This is a complement to launch automatically with administrator permissions :
(I'm using this trick a few month ago, so i don't have any longer the source. I will edit this post if I'll found it.)
# Get the ID and security principal of the current user account
$myWindowsID=[System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()
$myWindowsPrincipal=new-object System.Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal($myWindowsID)
# Get the security principal for the Administrator role
$adminRole=[System.Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator
# Check to see if we are currently running "as Administrator"
if ($myWindowsPrincipal.IsInRole($adminRole))
{
# We are running "as Administrator" - so change the title and background color to indicate this
$Host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = $myInvocation.MyCommand.Definition + "(Elevated)"
$Host.UI.RawUI.BackgroundColor = "DarkBlue"
clear-host
}
else
{
# We are not running "as Administrator" - so relaunch as administrator
# Create a new process object that starts PowerShell
$newProcess = new-object System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo "PowerShell";
# Specify the current script path and name as a parameter
$newProcess.Arguments = $myInvocation.MyCommand.Definition;
# Indicate that the process should be elevated
$newProcess.Verb = "runas";
# Start the new process
[System.Diagnostics.Process]::Start($newProcess);
# Exit from the current, unelevated, process
exit
}
# List all apps
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers