Commands for installing Diffract 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 SmallSoftLoaf.Diffract -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id SmallSoftLoaf.Diffract -e --silentwinget uninstall --id SmallSoftLoaf.Diffract -e --silentBy installer
32-bit · EXE (NSIS)
Silent install
diffract-1.1.2-windows-setup.exe /SCustom folder
diffract-1.1.2-windows-setup.exe /S /D=C:\Apps\diffractPowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-diffract.ps1
$url = 'https://releases.getdiffract.com/diffract-1.1.2-windows-setup.exe'
$sha256 = '2FEDA979D13CCE4A5ABB328D88E18EDB9A422A4DD4AF4828AB674DEE237C7F02'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'diffract-1.1.2-windows-setup.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