Commands for installing BlastShield 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 BlastWave.BlastShield -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id BlastWave.BlastShield -e --silentwinget uninstall --id BlastWave.BlastShield -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · MSI · All users · en-US
Silent install
msiexec /i BlastShield.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i BlastShield.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\blastshield-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {B8BA5FBB-9AF0-468A-A563-F6407DBE3ED3} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {B8BA5FBB-9AF0-468A-A563-F6407DBE3ED3}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{B8BA5FBB-9AF0-468A-A563-F6407DBE3ED3}
- UpgradeCode
- {ED23471A-E790-45DA-921C-0FC992E821CA}
- Install folder
- %ProgramFiles%\BlastShield Client
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-blastshield.ps1
$url = 'https://dl.blastwave.io/client/BlastShield.msi'
$sha256 = '0DD63AFA319F6DDD8C286404B7DCF01779046C41D09DB8A712268F2FC2DDB4FF'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'BlastShield.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