Commands for installing DMD 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 Dlang.DMD -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Dlang.DMD -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Dlang.DMD -e --silentBy installer
32-bit · EXE (NSIS) · All users
Silent install
dmd-2.113.0.exe /SCustom folder
dmd-2.113.0.exe /S /D=C:\Apps\dmdPowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-dmd.ps1
$url = 'https://downloads.dlang.org/releases/2.x/2.113.0/dmd-2.113.0.exe'
$sha256 = '299A443FEB2A6B57E520D5E0230A01ECBE1E6F234A25673D427063268DA6037C'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'dmd-2.113.0.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 
