Commands for installing KDiff3 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 JoachimEibl.KDiff3 -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id JoachimEibl.KDiff3 -e --silentwinget uninstall --id JoachimEibl.KDiff3 -e --silentBy installer
Any CPU · EXE (NSIS)
Silent install
download /SCustom folder
download /S /D=C:\Apps\kdiff3-joachim-eiblPowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-kdiff3-joachim-eibl.ps1
$url = 'https://sourceforge.net/projects/kdiff3/files/kdiff3/0.9.98/KDiff3-64bit-Setup_0.9.98-2.exe/download'
$sha256 = 'D630AB0FDCA3B4F1A85AB7E453F669FDC901CB81BB57F7E20DE64C02AC9A1EEB'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'download'
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 
