Commands for installing Nilesoft 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 Nilesoft.Shell -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Nilesoft.Shell -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Nilesoft.Shell -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · MSI · All users · en-US
Silent install
msiexec /i setup-x64.msi /qn /norestart /qnWrite a log
msiexec /i setup-x64.msi /qn /norestart /qn /l*v "%TEMP%\nilesoft-shell-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {3025C475-D665-4288-99A8-3382654F7E11} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {3025C475-D665-4288-99A8-3382654F7E11}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{3025C475-D665-4288-99A8-3382654F7E11}
ARM64 · MSI · All users · en-US
Silent install
msiexec /i setup-arm64.msi /qn /norestart /qnWrite a log
msiexec /i setup-arm64.msi /qn /norestart /qn /l*v "%TEMP%\nilesoft-shell-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {3025C475-D665-4288-99A8-3382654F7E11} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {3025C475-D665-4288-99A8-3382654F7E11}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{3025C475-D665-4288-99A8-3382654F7E11}
32-bit · MSI · All users · en-US
Silent install
msiexec /i setup-x86.msi /qn /norestart /qnWrite a log
msiexec /i setup-x86.msi /qn /norestart /qn /l*v "%TEMP%\nilesoft-shell-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {3025C475-D665-4288-99A8-3382654F7E11} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {3025C475-D665-4288-99A8-3382654F7E11}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{3025C475-D665-4288-99A8-3382654F7E11}
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-nilesoft-shell.ps1
$url = 'https://nilesoft.org/download/shell/1.9.18/setup-x64.msi'
$sha256 = '06A44D6831E2AAB27D8913B312AB65C3E0B1BE739D02F6F88EDFB8747C74D8A4'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'setup-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', '/qn' -Wait install-nilesoft-shell.ps1
$url = 'https://nilesoft.org/download/shell/1.9.18/setup-arm64.msi'
$sha256 = '46B64B58EFD34AF8139E3BB64AE02A6964A4E80D792BE72ABB3BCA54DB1EDEFF'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'setup-arm64.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', '/qn' -Wait install-nilesoft-shell.ps1
$url = 'https://nilesoft.org/download/shell/1.9.18/setup-x86.msi'
$sha256 = '4E1F8F3DD4B39BD9C08B9443C1260FEA069E1CE827EAAA312BE3D657AAECEE96'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'setup-x86.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', '/qn' -Wait 
