Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Cloud and workloadsReview the software inventory in Defender for Cloud
In brief
The article now links to prerequisites, changes the section heading to “Browse the software inventory,” and documents exporting filtered inventory to CSV and saving queries in Resource Graph Explorer.
What Defender admins need to know
Administrators can verify required Defender plans before starting and use documented options to export or reuse inventory queries.
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Review the software inventory
- Defender for Cloud shows the integrated software inventory on the Inventory page, summarizing software running on resources connected to Defender for Cloud.
- To query and retrieve inventory data at scale, use Azure Resource Graph (ARG). For deep custom insights, use Kusto Query Language (KQL).
This article explains how to review the software inventory. Before you begin, review the prerequisites to ensure the required Defender plans are enabled.
Prerequisites
Browse the software inventory
- In Defender for Cloud, select Inventory.
- If prerequisites are in place, the Installed applications filter shows you a list of software deployed in the environment.
Export the inventory
You can export filtered inventory data to a CSV file or save queries in Resource Graph Explorer for later use.
- To save filtered inventory in CSV form, select Download CSV report.
- To save a query in Resource Graph Explorer, select Open a query. When you're ready to save a query, select Save as and in Save query, specify a query name and description, and whether the query is private or shared.
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@ --- title: Review the software inventory in Defender for Cloud description: Learn how to review the software inventory in Microsoft Defender for Cloud-ms.date: 06/02/2026+ms.date: 07/03/2026 ms.topic: how-to ai-usage: ai-assisted+ms.custom: msecd-doc-authoring-1013 --- # Review the software inventory @@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ The software inventory feature, provided by Defender Vulnerability Management, s - Defender for Cloud shows the integrated software inventory on the **Inventory** page, summarizing software running on resources connected to Defender for Cloud. - To query and retrieve inventory data at scale, use [Azure Resource Graph (ARG)](/azure/governance/resource-graph/index). For deep custom insights, use [Kusto Query Language (KQL)](/azure/data-explorer/kusto/query/). -This article explains how to review the software inventory.+This article explains how to review the software inventory. Before you begin, review the [prerequisites](#prerequisites) to ensure the required Defender plans are enabled. ## Prerequisites @@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ To see the software inventory, enable one of these paid plans. > [!NOTE] > If software that isn't supported appears in the inventory, only limited data is available. -## Review the software inventory+<a name="review-the-software-inventory"></a>+## Browse the software inventory 1. In Defender for Cloud, select **Inventory**. 1. If prerequisites are in place, the **Installed applications** filter shows you a list of software deployed in the environment.@@ -96,6 +98,8 @@ securityresources ## Export the inventory +You can export filtered inventory data to a CSV file or save queries in Resource Graph Explorer for later use.+ 1. To save filtered inventory in CSV form, select **Download CSV report**. 1. To save a query in Resource Graph Explorer, select **Open a query**. When you're ready to save a query, select **Save as** and in **Save query**, specify a query name and description, and whether the query is private or shared.