Commands for installing Azure Developer CLI 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 Microsoft.Azd -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Microsoft.Azd -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Microsoft.Azd -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · MSI · en-US
Silent install
msiexec /i azd-windows-amd64.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i azd-windows-amd64.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\azure-developer-cli-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {978324AD-946F-400A-B0B8-CA4FFA4E5C94} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {978324AD-946F-400A-B0B8-CA4FFA4E5C94}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{978324AD-946F-400A-B0B8-CA4FFA4E5C94}
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-azure-developer-cli.ps1
$url = 'https://download.microsoft.com/download/db9e72d2-bf55-4f15-a424-5f7b86ac846d/721f0e7a-3248-44da-995d-5a06df2b5af7/azd-windows-amd64.msi'
$sha256 = '2DA3CE19FE1BE3C474A3D368F94EF5E858A5473272FDE06295CBC38190B85765'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'azd-windows-amd64.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 
