Commands for installing Git for Windows SDK 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 Git.SDK -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Git.SDK -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Git.SDK -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE
Silent install
git-sdk-installer-1.0.8-64.7z.exe -y32-bit · EXE
Silent install
git-sdk-installer-1.0.8-32.7z.exe -yPowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-git-for-windows-sdk.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/git-for-windows/build-extra/releases/download/git-sdk-1.0.8/git-sdk-installer-1.0.8-64.7z.exe'
$sha256 = 'FC0B4FCFBF8FB9EDB59D71958100441F5428EBB061D32C2F23DB4099907D18D6'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'git-sdk-installer-1.0.8-64.7z.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 '-y' -Wait install-git-for-windows-sdk.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/git-for-windows/build-extra/releases/download/git-sdk-1.0.8/git-sdk-installer-1.0.8-32.7z.exe'
$sha256 = '086D7F99E0085E0D6111B2458FDE8B27DFE8BEC064D9DC7C392A183564E7EA6A'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'git-sdk-installer-1.0.8-32.7z.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 '-y' -Wait 
