Commands for installing BackScene 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 Probably.BackScene -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Probably.BackScene -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Probably.BackScene -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · MSI · Current user · en-US
Silent install
msiexec /i BackScene.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i BackScene.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\backscene-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {E95A0ED9-571D-4915-BA3F-B8C5F3D744F3} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {E95A0ED9-571D-4915-BA3F-B8C5F3D744F3}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{E95A0ED9-571D-4915-BA3F-B8C5F3D744F3}
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-backscene.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/ProbablyXS/BackScene/releases/download/1.6/BackScene.msi'
$sha256 = 'E0C78A009B765836AF0F2EF0243B9175E4D0442F833A175A350B4B053B0C188C'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'BackScene.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 
