Commands for installing MongoDB 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 MongoDB.MongoDBCLI -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id MongoDB.MongoDBCLI -e --silentwinget uninstall --id MongoDB.MongoDBCLI -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · MSI · All users · en-US
Silent install
msiexec /i mongocli_2.0.9_windows_x86_64.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i mongocli_2.0.9_windows_x86_64.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\mongodb-cli-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {65830CF4-FDD3-4A90-9A87-8BB5320C27F8} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {65830CF4-FDD3-4A90-9A87-8BB5320C27F8}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{65830CF4-FDD3-4A90-9A87-8BB5320C27F8}
- UpgradeCode
- {A995CDA5-9731-4158-910C-C8D15371DBDA}
- Install folder
- %ProgramFiles(x86)%\MongoDB CLI
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-mongodb-cli.ps1
$url = 'https://fastdl.mongodb.org/mongocli/mongocli_2.0.9_windows_x86_64.msi'
$sha256 = 'D076F622698CC65DA292C76F3263B249F8401AF725CB9A6CEAB028448A3FADE6'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'mongocli_2.0.9_windows_x86_64.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 
