Commands for installing Gopass CLI 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 gopass.gopass -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id gopass.gopass -e --silentwinget uninstall --id gopass.gopass -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · MSI · en-US
Silent install
msiexec /i gopass-x64-windows-1.17.3.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i gopass-x64-windows-1.17.3.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\gopass-cli-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {1A07AAD9-64CC-4E6A-AAEA-B3097AF5028C} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {1A07AAD9-64CC-4E6A-AAEA-B3097AF5028C}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{1A07AAD9-64CC-4E6A-AAEA-B3097AF5028C}
- UpgradeCode
- {6c1bd458-7d1b-4311-848d-d0fe1a65af66}
64-bit · ZIP · en-US
No installation needed (portable)
- MSI product code
- {1A07AAD9-64CC-4E6A-AAEA-B3097AF5028C}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{1A07AAD9-64CC-4E6A-AAEA-B3097AF5028C}
- UpgradeCode
- {6c1bd458-7d1b-4311-848d-d0fe1a65af66}
- Install folder
- %LocalAppData%\gopass
ARM64 · ZIP · en-US
No installation needed (portable)
- MSI product code
- {1A07AAD9-64CC-4E6A-AAEA-B3097AF5028C}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{1A07AAD9-64CC-4E6A-AAEA-B3097AF5028C}
- UpgradeCode
- {6c1bd458-7d1b-4311-848d-d0fe1a65af66}
- Install folder
- %LocalAppData%\gopass
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-gopass-cli.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/gopasspw/gopass/releases/download/v1.17.3/gopass-x64-windows-1.17.3.msi'
$sha256 = '339CF56F2BF442DD4CE3462817E4640EB68353D622F51FF41AFC396AC1FB4F0A'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'gopass-x64-windows-1.17.3.msi'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Start-Process msiexec.exe -ArgumentList '/i', ('"{0}"' -f $file), '/qn', '/norestart' -Wait 
