Commands for installing CreateInstall Light 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 Novostrim.CreateInstall.Lite -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Novostrim.CreateInstall.Lite -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Novostrim.CreateInstall.Lite -e --silentBy installer
32-bit · EXE · All users
Silent install
cil-setup.8.11.2.exe -silent- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CreateInstall Light
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-createinstall-light.ps1
$url = 'https://www.createinstall.com/downloads/cil-setup.8.11.2.exe'
$sha256 = '3F80929345A15D787047E2C397DF802CEAF354B8AC777FEF548FCCBB91F60B7B'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'cil-setup.8.11.2.exe'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Start-Process -FilePath $file -ArgumentList '-silent' -Wait 
