You can use Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to query Games Explorer for the data that it has about installed games on a system. Following is the WMI provider configuration required to access this data.
Namespace: ("\\\\.\\root\\CIMV2\\Applications\\Games")
InstalledGameProvider
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | MS_InstalledGameProvider |
| ClsId | {F382DA49-9148-4a22-AF78-C378DFC32D02} |
| InitializeAsAdminFirst | False |
| PerUserInitialization | False |
| Pure | True |
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| InstanceID | String |
GUID that represents this specific game instance. |
| GameID | String |
GUID that represents the Game ID. |
| GDFBinaryPath | String |
Path to the GDF binary. |
| InstanceID | String |
Specific resource ID for the GDF. |
| Name | String |
Name of the game as represented in the Windows registry. |
| InstallScope | Enumerated Type |
Game installation scope (GIS_CURRENT_USER or GIS_ALL_USERS). |
| GameInstallPath | String |
Game's installation directory. |