Commands for installing Insync 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 Insynchq.Insync -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Insynchq.Insync -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Insynchq.Insync -e --silentBy installer
32-bit · EXE (NSIS) · Current user
Silent install
Insync-3.8.11.50514.exe /SCustom folder
Insync-3.8.11.50514.exe /S /D=C:\Apps\insync- Uninstall registry key
- HKCU\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Insync
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-insync.ps1
$url = 'https://cdn.insynchq.com/builds/win/Insync-3.8.11.50514.exe'
$sha256 = 'AE2BC8FC559E269374696E9D1CB00A918FE5CBA9707348E48C6176581587C780'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'Insync-3.8.11.50514.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 
