Commands for installing Microsoft Azure CLI 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 Microsoft.AzureCLI -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Microsoft.AzureCLI -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Microsoft.AzureCLI -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · MSI · All users
Silent install
msiexec /i azure-cli-2.91.0-x64.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i azure-cli-2.91.0-x64.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\microsoft-azure-cli-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {7D82F772-C4C9-400C-85E5-8311E5CCDF04} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {7D82F772-C4C9-400C-85E5-8311E5CCDF04}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{7D82F772-C4C9-400C-85E5-8311E5CCDF04}
- UpgradeCode
- {90762FEC-9554-4729-A107-C6A8EA316698}
- Install folder
- %ProgramFiles%/Microsoft SDKs/Azure/CLI2
32-bit · MSI · All users
Silent install
msiexec /i azure-cli-2.91.0.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i azure-cli-2.91.0.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\microsoft-azure-cli-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {86C46CBB-DBBF-4947-AC12-B2EE4D4E85F3} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {86C46CBB-DBBF-4947-AC12-B2EE4D4E85F3}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{86C46CBB-DBBF-4947-AC12-B2EE4D4E85F3}
- UpgradeCode
- {DFF82AF0-3F95-4AC9-8EFD-948604FDB028}
- Install folder
- %ProgramFiles(x86)%/Microsoft SDKs/Azure/CLI2
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-microsoft-azure-cli.ps1
$url = 'https://azcliprod.blob.core.windows.net/msi/azure-cli-2.91.0-x64.msi'
$sha256 = 'E9F512D127A9BC6C3832B928CCBF04AB9467A199BCA63A1155F9D533CEB9F461'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'azure-cli-2.91.0-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 install-microsoft-azure-cli.ps1
$url = 'https://azcliprod.blob.core.windows.net/msi/azure-cli-2.91.0.msi'
$sha256 = '4001AE98BE7C748B6CFD39EDDB3F72D6F8D8A0F2BCDECD07C33FA7AC223FBBB3'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'azure-cli-2.91.0.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 
