Commands for installing Active@ Disk Editor without prompts, removing it again and detecting it from deployment tools. A command is shown only when it is certain: from the manifest or the installer technology’s documented default.
Related guide: Silent install switches: MSI, NSIS, Inno Setup · Uninstall a program with the registry or PowerShell
With winget
PowerShell
winget install --id LSoftTechnologies.ActiveDiskEditor -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id LSoftTechnologies.ActiveDiskEditor -e --silentwinget uninstall --id LSoftTechnologies.ActiveDiskEditor -e --silentBy installer
32-bit · EXE (Inno Setup) · All users · en-US
Silent install
diskeditor-freeware.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-Custom folder
diskeditor-freeware.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP- /DIR="C:\Apps\active-disk-editor"- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{F40165C8-BD5B-4E42-A40D-396BB707E5B7}_is1
- Install folder
- %ProgramFiles%\LSoft Technologies\Active@ Disk Editor
- DisplayVersion
- 25
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-active-disk-editor.ps1
$url = 'https://software.lsoft.net/diskeditor-freeware.exe'
$sha256 = '8DF270147EA1CC4A4C516C280D288EA19A131AD771D32280FFA41DEB01C88E73'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'diskeditor-freeware.exe'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Start-Process -FilePath $file -ArgumentList '/VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-' -Wait