While the long name may be a challenge to read as a complete string, you can separate each of the Windows Packages or Windows Capabilities with a Tilde. Like this:
This is a new function in the OSD Module that will split the PackageName making things easier to read. Simply run the following command (-Online is assumed if a Path is not given)
Get-MyWindowsPackage | ft
Here is a comparison of Get-WindowsPackage and Get-MyWindowsPackage
Another cool thing you can do with Get-WindowsPackage is to give it a PackageName, and it will give you as much detail as you can handle
PS C:\> Get-WindowsPackage -Online -PackageName Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-Basic-en-us-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.19041.1
PackageName : Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-Basic-en-us-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.19041.1
Applicable : True
Copyright : Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved
Company :
CreationTime :
Description : Spelling, text prediction, and document searching for English (US)
InstallClient : DISM Package Manager Provider
InstallPackageName : Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-Basic-en-us-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.19041.1.mum
InstallTime : 12/7/2019 9:50:57 AM
LastUpdateTime :
DisplayName : English (US) typing
ProductName : Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-Basic-en-us-Package
ProductVersion :
ReleaseType : OnDemandPack
RestartRequired : Possible
SupportInformation : http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=777777
PackageState : Installed
CompletelyOfflineCapable : Undetermined
CapabilityId : Language.Basic~~~en-US~0.0.1.0
Custom Properties :
mum2:OptionalFeatures\SchemaVersion : 1.0
mum2:OptionalFeatures\mum2:SettingsPageOptions\Visibility : installed
mum2:OptionalFeatures\mum2:SettingsPageOptions\FeatureType : language
mum2:OptionalFeatures\mum2:SettingsPageOptions\ManageFeatureSettings : page=SettingsPageTimeRegionLanguage
Features : {}
The same method works with Get-WindowsCapability as well
PS C:\> Get-WindowsCapability -Online -Name Rsat.StorageMigrationService.Management.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0
Name : Rsat.StorageMigrationService.Management.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0
State : Installed
DisplayName : RSAT: Storage Migration Service Management Tools
Description : Provides management tools for storage migration jobs.
DownloadSize : 124644
InstallSize : 834498
-Detail
To make things easier, Get-MyWindowsPackage and Get-MyWindowsCapability will do a foreach and get much of these details (this can take some time) by adding the -Detail parameter
PS C:\> Get-WindowsPackage -Online | Select -First 1
PackageName : Microsoft-OneCore-ApplicationModel-Sync-Desktop-FOD-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.19041.488
PackageState : Superseded
ReleaseType : OnDemandPack
InstallTime : 12/3/2020 11:51:00 PM
PS C:\> Get-MyWindowsPackage | Select -First 1
ProductName : Microsoft-OneCore-ApplicationModel-Sync-Desktop-FOD-Package
Architecture : amd64
Culture :
Version : 10.0.19041.488
ReleaseType : OnDemandPack
PackageState : Superseded
InstallTime : 12/3/2020 11:51:00 PM
PackageName : Microsoft-OneCore-ApplicationModel-Sync-Desktop-FOD-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.19041.488
Online : True
PS C:\> Get-MyWindowsPackage -Detail | Select -First 1
DisplayName : Exchange ActiveSync and Internet Mail Sync engine
Architecture : amd64
Culture :
Version : 10.0.19041.488
ReleaseType : OnDemandPack
PackageState : Superseded
InstallTime : 12/3/2020 11:51:00 PM
CapabilityId : OneCoreUAP.OneSync~~~~0.0.1.0
Description : OS sync engine for syncing mail, contacts and calendar data. This sync engine is used by UWP apps like Mail, Calendar and People
PackageName : Microsoft-OneCore-ApplicationModel-Sync-Desktop-FOD-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.19041.488
Online : True
ProductName : Microsoft-OneCore-ApplicationModel-Sync-Desktop-FOD-Package
Wrapping Up
Take the time to play around with the new functions and see what you can do with it
PS C:\> (Get-MyWindowsCapability -Category Rsat -Detail).DisplayName
RSAT: Active Directory Domain Services and Lightweight Directory Services Tools
RSAT: BitLocker Drive Encryption Administration Utilities
RSAT: Active Directory Certificate Services Tools
RSAT: DHCP Server Tools
RSAT: DNS Server Tools
RSAT: Failover Clustering Tools
RSAT: File Services Tools
RSAT: Group Policy Management Tools
RSAT: IP Address Management (IPAM) Client
RSAT: Data Center Bridging LLDP Tools
RSAT: Network Controller Management Tools
RSAT: Network Load Balancing Tools
RSAT: Remote Access Management Tools
RSAT: Remote Desktop Services Tools
RSAT: Server Manager
RSAT: Shielded VM Tools
RSAT: Storage Migration Service Management Tools
RSAT: Storage Replica Module for Windows PowerShell
RSAT: System Insights Module for Windows PowerShell
RSAT: Volume Activation Tools
RSAT: Windows Server Update Services Tools
