Commands for installing DDS Viewer 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 IdeaMK.DDSViewer -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id IdeaMK.DDSViewer -e --silentwinget uninstall --id IdeaMK.DDSViewer -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE (Inno Setup) · All users
Silent install
ddsviewersetup.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-Custom folder
ddsviewersetup.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP- /DIR="C:\Apps\dds-viewer"- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{707333E0-C796-4E2D-B0DA-5A429706C361}_is1
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-dds-viewer.ps1
$url = 'https://ddsviewer.com/ddsviewersetup.exe'
$sha256 = '5FDA69DD5C1BF7A17AC024D437913A043FCDE52B261A8B154193BEAE86DEEA64'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'ddsviewersetup.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 '/VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-' -Wait 
