Commands for installing BrowserStackLocal 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 BrowserStack.BrowserStackLocal -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id BrowserStack.BrowserStackLocal -e --silentwinget uninstall --id BrowserStack.BrowserStackLocal -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · MSI · All users
Silent install
msiexec /i BrowserStackLocal.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i BrowserStackLocal.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\browserstacklocal-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {35DC451F-F72E-4EA8-AD7F-DF30D19EDAC3} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {35DC451F-F72E-4EA8-AD7F-DF30D19EDAC3}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{35DC451F-F72E-4EA8-AD7F-DF30D19EDAC3}
- UpgradeCode
- {35BE732C-8869-4038-8527-0A3176F19243}
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-browserstacklocal.ps1
$url = 'https://www.browserstack.com/local-testing/downloads/native-app/BrowserStackLocal.msi'
$sha256 = '48700A989141C2D80B15F34D246D5CCACE9E4022CDF937914C144903E9852DE7'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'BrowserStackLocal.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 
