Commands for installing Cppcheck 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 Cppcheck.Cppcheck -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Cppcheck.Cppcheck -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Cppcheck.Cppcheck -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · MSI · All users
Silent install
msiexec /i cppcheck-2.22.0-x64-Setup.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i cppcheck-2.22.0-x64-Setup.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\cppcheck-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {B9BB529E-C446-4B39-B047-B6B4DB91B62F} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {B9BB529E-C446-4B39-B047-B6B4DB91B62F}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{B9BB529E-C446-4B39-B047-B6B4DB91B62F}
- UpgradeCode
- {7E94124C-1CD1-433F-9423-4614E52300DD}
- Install folder
- %ProgramFiles%/Cppcheck
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-cppcheck.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/cppcheck-opensource/cppcheck/releases/download/2.22.0/cppcheck-2.22.0-x64-Setup.msi'
$sha256 = '3929162BAB7E71D1B9B18708EC054FB0188BFC8EA1660979ED95837F5A9F547B'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'cppcheck-2.22.0-x64-Setup.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