Commands for installing InstEd 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 InstEd.InstEd -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id InstEd.InstEd -e --silentwinget uninstall --id InstEd.InstEd -e --silentBy installer
32-bit · MSI · All users · en-US
Silent install
msiexec /i InstEd-1.5.15.26.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i InstEd-1.5.15.26.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\insted-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {AC7EA575-6F1D-4365-A66E-B84FC18A784D} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {AC7EA575-6F1D-4365-A66E-B84FC18A784D}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{AC7EA575-6F1D-4365-A66E-B84FC18A784D}
- UpgradeCode
- {8D92DEB1-A516-4B03-8731-60974682B69C}
- Install folder
- %ProgramFiles(x86)%\instedit.com\InstEd
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-insted.ps1
$url = 'https://instedit.github.io/instedit_site/releases2/InstEd-1.5.15.26.msi'
$sha256 = '389BB1B01682BB27BE4666776EEF69EAC3B817AC28907939C5CEEC547D138301'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'InstEd-1.5.15.26.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