Remote Registry Query Powershell - powershell

Question

I am trying to make a powershell script that gets computer names from a txt file, checks the registry to see what the current version of Flash is installed, and if it is less than 18.0.0.203, run an uninstall exe. Here is what I have been trying:
# Retrieve computer names
$Computers = Get-Content C:\Users\araff\Desktop\FlashUpdater\Servers.txt
# Select only the name from the output
#$Computers = $Computers | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name
#Sets command to execute if the version is not 18.0.0.203
$command = #'
cmd.exe /C uninstall_flash_player.exe -uninstall
'#
#Iterate through each computer and execute the command if the version is not 18.0.0.203
[Array]$Collection = foreach ($Computer in $Computers){
$AD = Get-ADComputer $computer -Properties LastLogonDate
$ping = Test-Connection -quiet -computername $computer -Count 2
$datetime = Get-Date
$Reg = [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey]::OpenRemoteBaseKey('LocalMachine', $computer)
$RegKey= $Reg.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\Macromedia\FlashPlayerActiveX")
$version = $RegKey.GetValue("Version")
if ($version -eq '= 18.0.0.203') {
$installed = "Flash is up to date!"
}
Else {
$installed = "Removing old version..."
Invoke-Expression -Command:$command
}
New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property #{
TimeStamp = $datetime
ComputerName = $computer
Installed = $installed
OnlineStatus = $ping
LastLogonDate = $AD.LastLogonDate
} | Select-Object TimeStamp, ComputerName, Installed, OnlineStatus, LastLogonDate
}
#Exports csv
$Collection | Export-Csv FlashUpdaterOutput.csv -NoTypeInformation
It exports the CSV just fine, but all the installed columns say "Removing" even if it is the current version. Any ideas on what I am doing wrong? Thanks!

Answer 1

Rather than opening a remote registry key and running cmd /c why not make a [scriptblock] and pipe it to Invoke-Command.
AsJob it and come back for the results later.
[scriptblock]$code = {
$uninst = gci "C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash" -Filter "*.exe" | ?{ $_.Name -ne "FlashUtil64_18_0_0_204_ActiveX.exe" -and $_.Name -like "FlashUtil64_18_0_0_*_ActiveX.exe" }
foreach($flash in $uninst) {
Write-Host $flash.FullName
$proc = New-Object System.Diagnostics.Process
$proc.StartInfo.FileName = $flash.FullName
$proc.StartInfo.Arguments = "-uninstall"
$proc.Start()
$proc.WaitForExit()
Write-Host ("Uninstalling {0} from {1}" -f $flash.BaseName,$env:COMPUTERNAME)
}
}
Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock $code -ComputerName frmxncsge01 -AsJob
Then later just come back and Get-Job | Receive-Job -Keep and see the results.