Commands for installing GitFiend 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 TobySuggate.GitFiend -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id TobySuggate.GitFiend -e --silentwinget uninstall --id TobySuggate.GitFiend -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE (NSIS) · All users · en-US
Silent install
GitFiend.Setup.0.45.3.exe /SCustom folder
GitFiend.Setup.0.45.3.exe /S /D=C:\Apps\gitfiend- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\eee21a81-145a-5cdf-a054-afa4c15277e3
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-gitfiend.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/GitFiend/Support/releases/download/v0.45.3/GitFiend.Setup.0.45.3.exe'
$sha256 = 'C15FB5B011CA6E0F8E76068C23E4E400516D84C57F2EBDD44DB04C390F2863F0'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'GitFiend.Setup.0.45.3.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 
