Commands for installing Descript 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 Descript.Descript -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Descript.Descript -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Descript.Descript -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE (NSIS) · en-US
Silent install
"Descript Setup 2.15.0.exe" /SCustom folder
"Descript Setup 2.15.0.exe" /S /D=C:\Apps\descript- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\47d4069d-eba1-5137-bc5f-9c138f7a3859
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-descript.ps1
$url = 'https://static-cdn.descript.com/desktop/win32/x64/Descript%20Setup%202.15.0.exe'
$sha256 = '16A97179B161F3EC6FB96965C644B9ED4FEAE9D64940F5BCDF7FB798EB02BF0B'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'Descript Setup 2.15.0.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 '/S' -Wait