Commands for installing DNClient Server 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 DefinedNet.DNClient.Server -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id DefinedNet.DNClient.Server -e --silentwinget uninstall --id DefinedNet.DNClient.Server -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · MSI · All users · en-US
Silent install
msiexec /i DNClient-Server.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i DNClient-Server.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\dnclient-server-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {F25FB701-AAA5-4DA1-926B-DDB077F08188} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {F25FB701-AAA5-4DA1-926B-DDB077F08188}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{F25FB701-AAA5-4DA1-926B-DDB077F08188}
- UpgradeCode
- {0247AEAF-6885-44CB-9280-4979671347E6}
- Install folder
- %ProgramFiles%/Defined Networking/DNClient
ARM64 · MSI · All users · en-US
Silent install
msiexec /i DNClient-Server.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i DNClient-Server.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\dnclient-server-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {47B7C412-F4F3-4DAE-BBF9-0B5C5F62E9B4} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {47B7C412-F4F3-4DAE-BBF9-0B5C5F62E9B4}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{47B7C412-F4F3-4DAE-BBF9-0B5C5F62E9B4}
- UpgradeCode
- {0247AEAF-6885-44CB-9280-4979671347E6}
- Install folder
- %ProgramFiles%/Defined Networking/DNClient
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-dnclient-server.ps1
$url = 'https://dl.defined.net/stable/binaries/dnclient/v0.9.9/windows/amd64/DNClient-Server.msi'
$sha256 = 'C33798536228F5154962B9E116F1FEF389B0C0991E56B0B23DD86162CD8A9035'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'DNClient-Server.msi'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Start-Process msiexec.exe -ArgumentList '/i', ('"{0}"' -f $file), '/qn', '/norestart' -Wait install-dnclient-server.ps1
$url = 'https://dl.defined.net/stable/binaries/dnclient/v0.9.9/windows/arm64/DNClient-Server.msi'
$sha256 = '1413AAB3C7A273F162C0160A2EB9703128E44685DC374DBDA107461E57F292C7'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'DNClient-Server.msi'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Start-Process msiexec.exe -ArgumentList '/i', ('"{0}"' -f $file), '/qn', '/norestart' -Wait 
