Commands for installing Amazon CloudWatch Agent 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 Amazon.CloudWatchAgent -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Amazon.CloudWatchAgent -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Amazon.CloudWatchAgent -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · MSI · All users
Silent install
msiexec /i amazon-cloudwatch-agent.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i amazon-cloudwatch-agent.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\amazon-cloudwatch-agent-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {4B924D60-853C-4309-8C62-05FC70C914F7} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {4B924D60-853C-4309-8C62-05FC70C914F7}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{4B924D60-853C-4309-8C62-05FC70C914F7}
- UpgradeCode
- {C537C936-91B3-4270-94D7-E128ACFC3E86}
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-amazon-cloudwatch-agent.ps1
$url = 'https://amazoncloudwatch-agent.s3.amazonaws.com/windows/amd64/1.300074.0b1920/amazon-cloudwatch-agent.msi'
$sha256 = 'DEA640FC0B92DA2F09E062FC496C21802040066332021B5C9A85F6FBAB7E64D3'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'amazon-cloudwatch-agent.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 
