Commands for installing Loop Drop 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 mmckegg.loopdrop -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id mmckegg.loopdrop -e --silentwinget uninstall --id mmckegg.loopdrop -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · MSI · Current user
Silent install
msiexec /i Loop.Drop.v3.0.1.x64.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i Loop.Drop.v3.0.1.x64.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\loop-drop-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {8FC1EDB7-1C5C-4BCD-AA64-E8E1002D76F6} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {8FC1EDB7-1C5C-4BCD-AA64-E8E1002D76F6}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{8FC1EDB7-1C5C-4BCD-AA64-E8E1002D76F6}
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-loop-drop.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/mmckegg/loop-drop-app/releases/download/v3.0.1/Loop.Drop.v3.0.1.x64.msi'
$sha256 = '919B57580ED68CA700AEC171A61A5B47C608A94EE15AEFB81B51C118E3D903E8'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'Loop.Drop.v3.0.1.x64.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 
