Commands for installing GitHub Desktop Plus 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 polrivero.GitHubDesktopPlus -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id polrivero.GitHubDesktopPlus -e --silentwinget uninstall --id polrivero.GitHubDesktopPlus -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE · Current user
Silent install
DesktopPlus-v3.6.3.1-windows-x64.exe --silent- Uninstall registry key
- HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\DesktopPlus
- Install folder
- %LocalAppData%\DesktopPlus
ARM64 · EXE · Current user
Silent install
DesktopPlus-v3.6.3.1-windows-arm64.exe --silent- Uninstall registry key
- HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\DesktopPlus
- Install folder
- %LocalAppData%\DesktopPlus
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-github-desktop-plus.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/desktop-plus/desktop-plus/releases/download/v3.6.3.1/DesktopPlus-v3.6.3.1-windows-x64.exe'
$sha256 = '902C46F6C4D209AC84B43A1758C192FB684264F98E9627FFCAD0DC4F4286B7E1'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'DesktopPlus-v3.6.3.1-windows-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 '--silent' -Wait install-github-desktop-plus.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/desktop-plus/desktop-plus/releases/download/v3.6.3.1/DesktopPlus-v3.6.3.1-windows-arm64.exe'
$sha256 = '1650A673510FF81B105EB0286D019333915C1BE5F90889A59535477E8DE171DF'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'DesktopPlus-v3.6.3.1-windows-arm64.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 '--silent' -Wait 
