Commands for installing Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Developer 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.SQLServer.2019.Developer -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Microsoft.SQLServer.2019.Developer -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Microsoft.SQLServer.2019.Developer -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE
Silent install
SQL2019-SSEI-Dev.exe /IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS /ENU /ACTION=Install /quiet /InstallPath="c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server"PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-microsoft-sql-server-2019-developer.ps1
$url = 'https://download.microsoft.com/download/d/a/2/da259851-b941-459d-989c-54a18a5d44dd/SQL2019-SSEI-Dev.exe'
$sha256 = 'FDEC686409D94188A755F39CB793F93FD2F0B62E99BC13EA9A63E1F3DD78C8A1'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'SQL2019-SSEI-Dev.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 '/IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS /ENU /ACTION=Install /quiet /InstallPath="c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server"' -Wait 
