Commands for installing HardlinkBackup 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 Lupinho.HardlinkBackup -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Lupinho.HardlinkBackup -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Lupinho.HardlinkBackup -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE · en-US
Silent install
HardlinkBackupSetup_x64.exe /quiet /qnUninstall
msiexec /x {83BA37E7-1169-4E35-8BD6-69E2CFCA8ADD} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {83BA37E7-1169-4E35-8BD6-69E2CFCA8ADD}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{83BA37E7-1169-4E35-8BD6-69E2CFCA8ADD}
32-bit · EXE · en-US
Silent install
HardlinkBackupSetup_x86.exe /quiet /qnUninstall
msiexec /x {83BA37E7-1169-4E35-8BD6-69E2CFCA8ADD} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {83BA37E7-1169-4E35-8BD6-69E2CFCA8ADD}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{83BA37E7-1169-4E35-8BD6-69E2CFCA8ADD}
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-hardlinkbackup.ps1
$url = 'https://www.lupinho.net/software/HardlinkBackup/Current/HardlinkBackupSetup_x64.exe'
$sha256 = 'CAD5EAA09E2828421BC789F8F04D5AD44624AD11A3203230F0C8690B8B39F2C8'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'HardlinkBackupSetup_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 '/quiet /qn' -Wait install-hardlinkbackup.ps1
$url = 'https://www.lupinho.net/software/HardlinkBackup/Current/HardlinkBackupSetup_x86.exe'
$sha256 = 'DBA261D879AC52AEF4A2F8E6B96E5E6F92918C43EB9A7C298DA81F0841E66D37'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'HardlinkBackupSetup_x86.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 '/quiet /qn' -Wait 
