Commands for installing Active@ KillDisk 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.ActiveKillDisk -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id LSoftTechnologies.ActiveKillDisk -e --silentwinget uninstall --id LSoftTechnologies.ActiveKillDisk -e --silentBy installer
32-bit · EXE (Inno Setup) · All users · en-US
Silent install
KillDisk-Freeware-Setup.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-Custom folder
KillDisk-Freeware-Setup.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP- /DIR="C:\Apps\active-killdisk"- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{0218BA4B-0594-40E2-B3C6-40A859A348FF}_is1
- Install folder
- %ProgramFiles%\LSoft Technologies\Active@ KillDisk 26
- DisplayVersion
- 26
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-active-killdisk.ps1
$url = 'https://download2.lsoft.net/KillDisk-Freeware-Setup.exe'
$sha256 = '364119188FF52E1963AD9426A2C26D1AF8DECF03BC9B616B307917A7900C00FC'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'KillDisk-Freeware-Setup.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