Commands for installing FreeShow 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 ChurchApps.FreeShow -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id ChurchApps.FreeShow -e --silentwinget uninstall --id ChurchApps.FreeShow -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE (NSIS) · en-US
Silent install
FreeShow-1.6.7-x64.exe /SCustom folder
FreeShow-1.6.7-x64.exe /S /D=C:\Apps\freeshow- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\39d6ac0d-0e91-5cc7-95e9-271a9a7ccacd
- DisplayVersion
- 1.6.7
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-freeshow.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/ChurchApps/FreeShow/releases/download/v1.6.7/FreeShow-1.6.7-x64.exe'
$sha256 = '0B53CF6813253BBF8F08412EAFB5DFD06B899412B4944B1CB57B7C1062F8CD4F'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'FreeShow-1.6.7-x64.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