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Microsoft Visual Studio Code CLI silent install & uninstall

Microsoft Visual Studio Code is a code editor redefined and optimized for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications. Microsoft Visual Studio Code is free and available on your favorite platform - Linux, macOS, and Windows.

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Commands for installing Microsoft Visual Studio Code 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.VisualStudioCode.CLI -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
winget upgrade --id Microsoft.VisualStudioCode.CLI -e --silent
winget uninstall --id Microsoft.VisualStudioCode.CLI -e --silent

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64-bit · ZIP

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ARM64 · ZIP

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