Commands for installing DSH Desktop 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 DataElement.DSHDesktop -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id DataElement.DSHDesktop -e --silentwinget uninstall --id DataElement.DSHDesktop -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE (NSIS) · Current user
Silent install
dsh-desktop-windows-x64-setup.exe /SCustom folder
dsh-desktop-windows-x64-setup.exe /S /D=C:\Apps\dsh-desktop-dataelement- Uninstall registry key
- HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\63aba052-5613-58ee-9049-667734229a73
- Install folder
- %LocalAppData%\Programs\DSH Desktop
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-dsh-desktop-dataelement.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/dataelement/dsh-desktop/releases/download/v0.13.2/dsh-desktop-windows-x64-setup.exe'
$sha256 = 'AFF4D054E0C5E0E410672F9A0A2DDD99EF9EF44DC95116C256DD23B42D473137'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'dsh-desktop-windows-x64-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 
