Commands for installing Atom 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 GitHub.Atom -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id GitHub.Atom -e --silentwinget uninstall --id GitHub.Atom -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE · Current user
Silent install
AtomSetup-x64.exe /silent32-bit · EXE · Current user
Silent install
AtomSetup-x64.exe /silentPowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-atom.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.60.0/AtomSetup-x64.exe'
$sha256 = '5A20D6119A5E9AA9C1054BAEADD62C8E195078EDDD2A899F53CE0354CA010E06'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'AtomSetup-x64.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 '/silent' -Wait install-atom.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.60.0/AtomSetup-x64.exe'
$sha256 = '5A20D6119A5E9AA9C1054BAEADD62C8E195078EDDD2A899F53CE0354CA010E06'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'AtomSetup-x64.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 '/silent' -Wait 
