diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ea96cb9..54f4817 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ out
 .DS_Store
 *.log*
 electron.vite.config.1716830836044.mjs
+.eslintrc.cjs
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0e784f5..402a025 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
         "@electron-toolkit/preload": "^3.0.0",
         "@electron-toolkit/utils": "^3.0.0",
         "get-installed-apps": "^1.1.0",
+        "get-startapps": "^1.0.4",
+        "node-fetch": "^2.6.1",
         "serialport": "^12.0.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -4282,6 +4284,18 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/get-startapps": {
+      "version": "1.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-startapps/-/get-startapps-1.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-xog+hIeyWCVP/9yriROL346qyqHIR0telniu7ukUypH2dE3KFt4xPriRcCkcMnbfpjUCOVWRivrAJRABN1QlWg==",
+      "deprecated": "This package is no longer maintained",
+      "os": [
+        "win32"
+      ],
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.12"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/get-stream": {
       "version": "5.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-stream/-/get-stream-5.2.0.tgz",
@@ -5233,6 +5247,14 @@
       "dev": true,
       "optional": true
     },
+    "node_modules/node-fetch": {
+      "version": "2.6.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.6.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-V4aYg89jEoVRxRb2fJdAg8FHvI7cEyYdVAh94HH0UIK8oJxUfkjlDQN9RbMx+bEjP7+ggMiFRprSti032Oipxw==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "4.x || >=6.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/node-gyp-build": {
       "version": "4.6.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-gyp-build/-/node-gyp-build-4.6.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3684828..efd4dd4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
     "@electron-toolkit/preload": "^3.0.0",
     "@electron-toolkit/utils": "^3.0.0",
     "get-installed-apps": "^1.1.0",
+    "get-startapps": "^1.0.4",
+    "node-fetch": "^2.6.1",
     "serialport": "^12.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/main/index.js b/src/main/index.js
index 85ede86..b2241b1 100644
--- a/src/main/index.js
+++ b/src/main/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ import { join } from 'path'
 import { electronApp, optimizer, is } from '@electron-toolkit/utils'
 import icon from '../../resources/icon.png?asset'
 import fs from 'node:fs/promises'
-import {getInstalledApps} from 'get-installed-apps'
+// import {getInstalledApps} from 'get-installed-apps'
+import getapps from 'get-startapps'
+
 import { SerialPort } from 'serialport'
 import * as logTimestamp from 'log-timestamp'
 
@@ -23,7 +25,12 @@ async function getSerialPorts() {
 }
 
 async function getApps() {
-  return await getInstalledApps()
+  // return await getInstalledApps()
+  let appCollection = await getapps()
+  let filters = [(a) => a.appid.includes('.exe'), (a) => a.appid.includes('steam')]
+  console.log(` Total apps ${appCollection.length}`)
+  // return appCollection.filter((app) => app.appid.includes('.exe'))
+  return appCollection.filter((app) => filters.some((fn) => fn(app)))
 }
 
 function createWindow() {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/App.vue b/src/renderer/src/App.vue
index 41a6f8c..7273cf0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/src/App.vue
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const movies = ref([])
 const apiKey = 'a0eb411ca9c81896004dce1d27a7245b'
 const configuration = ref('Loading....')
 const serialPorts = ref('Loading Serial ports.... ')
-const insatlledApps = ref({});
+const insatlledApps = ref({})
 
 const ipcHandle = () => window.electron.ipcRenderer.send('ping')
 // const getConfigFileContents = async () => {
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ onMounted(() => {
   <div class="row">
     <button type="button" class="col-auto" @click="ipcHandle">Send Ping</button>
     <button type="button" class="col-auto" @click="getSerialPorts">Load config</button>
-
   </div>
   <div>{{ configuration }}</div>
   <!-- 
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/COMselect.vue b/src/renderer/src/components/COMselect.vue
index 83c6999..3a98cfa 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/COMselect.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/COMselect.vue
@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@
     </div>
     <div class="col-auto">
       <select v-model="com_port" class="form-select">
-        <option v-for="(serialport, i) in props.serialports" :key="i" :value="serialport.path" class="form-option">
+        <option
+          v-for="(serialport, i) in props.serialports"
+          :key="i"
+          :value="serialport.path"
+          class="form-option"
+        >
           {{ serialport.friendlyName }}
         </option>
       </select>
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@ function generateAppSelector() {
   let optionsString = ''
 
   for (let app in props.installedApps) {
-    optionsString += `<option value=${props.installedApps[app].appName}> ${props.installedApps[app].appName} </option>`
+    optionsString += `<option value=${props.installedApps[app].name}> ${props.installedApps[app].name} </option>`
   }
   return `<div class="row mt-3"><select class="form-select"> ${optionsString} </select></div>`
 }