Commands for installing foobar2000 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 PeterPawlowski.foobar2000 -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id PeterPawlowski.foobar2000 -e --silentwinget uninstall --id PeterPawlowski.foobar2000 -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE (NSIS) · All users
Silent install
foobar2000-x64_v2.26.2.exe /SCustom folder
foobar2000-x64_v2.26.2.exe /S /D=C:\Apps\foobar2000- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\foobar2000 (x64)
ARM64 · EXE (NSIS) · All users
Silent install
foobar2000-arm64ec_v2.26.2.exe /SCustom folder
foobar2000-arm64ec_v2.26.2.exe /S /D=C:\Apps\foobar2000- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\foobar2000 (ARM64EC)
32-bit · EXE (NSIS) · All users
Silent install
foobar2000_v2.26.2.exe /SCustom folder
foobar2000_v2.26.2.exe /S /D=C:\Apps\foobar2000- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\foobar2000
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-foobar2000.ps1
$url = 'https://www.foobar2000.org/files/foobar2000-x64_v2.26.2.exe'
$sha256 = 'FFA739F87D9C374CB030426A2AB4BFB37959D0DBB892FDC742654C14D127F795'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'foobar2000-x64_v2.26.2.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 install-foobar2000.ps1
$url = 'https://www.foobar2000.org/files/foobar2000-arm64ec_v2.26.2.exe'
$sha256 = '893DE6F70E9BBC45B9B36C258FF6BC668C34F0AADA5AD936182B1905E74F7FE0'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'foobar2000-arm64ec_v2.26.2.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 install-foobar2000.ps1
$url = 'https://www.foobar2000.org/files/foobar2000_v2.26.2.exe'
$sha256 = 'F0368148E4DA1F964D067A31057858EF26B5BB181732FCBDFB7B9824F6D76C37'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'foobar2000_v2.26.2.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 
