Power Shell in x86 process - Access 64 bit program files

Question

I've used SysNative before to access the 64 bit system32 directory, but I don't seem to be able to find an equivalent for the Program Files directory. I feel like I'm missing something simple, but if I try to do something such as:

$command = "${Env:ProgramFiles}\Company\executable.exe"

Then $command ends up being C:\Program Files (x86)\Company\executable.exe.

Could anyone point me at the proper way of accessing the 64 bit program files (from 32 bit powershell)?

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 28 '12 at 20:16

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Could be a lot shorter :)

$env:ProgramW6432

answered Sep 28 '12 at 20:16

Shay Levy

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 28 '12 at 17:39

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Figured it out!

$programFiles = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("ProgramW6432")

answered Sep 28 '12 at 17:39

Kyle

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Power Shell in x86 process - Access 64 bit program files

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