Commands for installing MySQL Shell 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 Oracle.MySQLShell -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Oracle.MySQLShell -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Oracle.MySQLShell -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · MSI · en-US
Silent install
msiexec /i mysql-shell-8.4.5-windows-x86-64bit.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i mysql-shell-8.4.5-windows-x86-64bit.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\mysql-shell-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {639A456B-24A8-4968-BEF7-26559D5E515F} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {639A456B-24A8-4968-BEF7-26559D5E515F}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{639A456B-24A8-4968-BEF7-26559D5E515F}
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-mysql-shell.ps1
$url = 'https://cdn.mysql.com//Downloads/MySQL-Shell/mysql-shell-8.4.5-windows-x86-64bit.msi'
$sha256 = '43259DF260D1B4CBADCBB8BEC91BF991CF5A28787B83C0B99E758EFDBAD86285'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'mysql-shell-8.4.5-windows-x86-64bit.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 