Commands for installing AxCrypt 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 AxCrypt.AxCrypt -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id AxCrypt.AxCrypt -e --silentwinget uninstall --id AxCrypt.AxCrypt -e --silentBy installer
32-bit · EXE (NSIS)
Silent install
axcrypt-2-setup.exe /SCustom folder
axcrypt-2-setup.exe /S /D=C:\Apps\axcryptUninstall
msiexec /x {9FB96B8C-6459-4DC5-CB2A-C047E1C53979} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {9FB96B8C-6459-4DC5-CB2A-C047E1C53979}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{9FB96B8C-6459-4DC5-CB2A-C047E1C53979}
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-axcrypt.ps1
$url = 'https://account.axcrypt.net/download/axcrypt-2-setup.exe'
$sha256 = '1DED4505B8F342B4899CF316365D497C8D4E4B7E1E738952306E13D5C3ADFA02'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'axcrypt-2-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 '/S' -Wait 
