Commands for installing AlienFX Tools 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 T-Troll.AlienFXTools -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id T-Troll.AlienFXTools -e --silentwinget uninstall --id T-Troll.AlienFXTools -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · MSI · Current user · en-US
Silent install
msiexec /i alienfx-tools.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i alienfx-tools.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\alienfx-tools-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {53383482-3F1A-46FA-AF4A-A9A759CA5D70} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {53383482-3F1A-46FA-AF4A-A9A759CA5D70}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{53383482-3F1A-46FA-AF4A-A9A759CA5D70}
- UpgradeCode
- {EFC2D182-AE5E-4585-92D3-0759F77F59AA}
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-alienfx-tools.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/T-Troll/alienfx-tools/releases/download/9.6.2.1/alienfx-tools.msi'
$sha256 = 'E57FBB7E1DCDA3793669BF7DAB9E95AAAD935370E9EAFDA9041AEADC56F49E44'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'alienfx-tools.msi'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Start-Process msiexec.exe -ArgumentList '/i', ('"{0}"' -f $file), '/qn', '/norestart' -Wait 
