Practical reference of silent-install command-line switches for popular Windows software — for IT admins, MDT, SCCM, Intune, GPO scripts, and unattended deployment.
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| Technology | Detection | Common Switches |
|---|---|---|
| Windows Installer (MSI) | .msi extension |
/qn /quiet /norestart |
| InstallShield (EXE wrapping MSI) | Often setup.exe |
/s /v"/qn" |
| NSIS (Nullsoft) | Small EXE | /S (case-sensitive) |
| Inno Setup | EXE with "innosetup" metadata | /SILENT or /VERYSILENT |
| WiX Bundle | EXE bootstrapper | /quiet /passive |
| Software | Silent Command |
|---|---|
| Google Chrome (Enterprise MSI) | msiexec /i GoogleChromeStandaloneEnterprise64.msi /qn |
| Mozilla Firefox | Firefox\ Setup.exe -ms |
| Microsoft Edge | MicrosoftEdgeEnterpriseX64.msi /quiet /norestart |
| Brave Browser | BraveBrowserStandaloneSilentSetup.exe |
| Opera | Opera_Setup.exe /silent |
| Software | Silent Command |
|---|---|
| VLC Media Player | vlc-x.x.x-win64.exe /S |
| LibreOffice | msiexec /i LibreOffice_x.x.x_Win_x86-64.msi /qn |
| 7-Zip | 7z-x.exe /S |
| Notepad++ | npp.x.x.x.Installer.x64.exe /S |
| Audacity | audacity-win-x.x.x-64bit.exe /SILENT |
| Software | Silent Command |
|---|---|
| VS Code (System) | VSCodeSetup-x64.exe /VERYSILENT /MERGETASKS=!runcode |
| Git for Windows | Git-x.x.x-64-bit.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
| Node.js (MSI) | msiexec /i node-vx.x.x-x64.msi /qn |
| Python | python-x.x.x-amd64.exe /quiet InstallAllUsers=1 PrependPath=1 |
| Software | Silent Command |
|---|---|
| Zoom | msiexec /i ZoomInstallerFull.msi /qn |
| Microsoft Teams | msiexec /i Teams_windows_x64.msi /qn ALLUSER=1 |
| Slack | msiexec /i SlackSetup.msi /qn |
msiexec /i installer.msi /qn /norestart /l*v install.log| Switch | Meaning |
|---|---|
/i |
Install |
/x |
Uninstall |
/qn |
No UI |
/qb |
Basic UI |
/quiet |
Same as /qn |
/norestart |
Suppress reboot |
/l*v file |
Verbose log |
PROPERTY=val |
Set MSI property |
TRANSFORMS=f.mst |
Apply transform |
setup.exe /s /v"/qn /norestart"The /v passes everything in quotes to the embedded MSI.
installer.exe /S/S.
installer.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART| Switch | Meaning |
|---|---|
/SILENT |
No wizard, but progress shown |
/VERYSILENT |
No UI |
/SUPPRESSMSGBOXES |
Auto-dismiss prompts |
/NORESTART |
Skip reboot |
/DIR="path" |
Custom install dir |
/LOG="file" |
Write log |
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