Commands for installing Docker Sandboxes 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 Docker.sbx -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Docker.sbx -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Docker.sbx -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · MSI · All users
Silent install
msiexec /i DockerSandboxes.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i DockerSandboxes.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\docker-sandboxes-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {A94F5AA0-5030-4B39-A49F-9D83BFF7B03C} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {A94F5AA0-5030-4B39-A49F-9D83BFF7B03C}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{A94F5AA0-5030-4B39-A49F-9D83BFF7B03C}
- UpgradeCode
- {DA546BF6-4342-4335-8A93-DA620CEBA3F4}
- Install folder
- %LocalAppData%\DockerSandboxes
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-docker-sandboxes.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/docker/sbx-releases/releases/download/v0.50.0/DockerSandboxes.msi'
$sha256 = '0E5E92273D80AC88A664E32951082C86FDB848FF5BFB6F9C717BE6D177FD6824'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'DockerSandboxes.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 
