Commands for installing Diffractor 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 Diffractor.Diffractor -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Diffractor.Diffractor -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Diffractor.Diffractor -e --silentBy installer
32-bit · EXE (NSIS) · Current user · en-US
Silent install
diffractor-setup.exe /SCustom folder
diffractor-setup.exe /S /D=C:\Apps\diffractor- Uninstall registry key
- HKCU\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Diffractor
- Install folder
- %LocalAppData%\Diffractor
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-diffractor.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/diffractor/diffractor/releases/download/v126.0/diffractor-setup.exe'
$sha256 = '88B28702ED5C81A165897E03E51CC1562409D8DFB2BD82D212051C108A408509'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'diffractor-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