Commands for installing Node.js 14 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 OpenJS.NodeJS.14 -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id OpenJS.NodeJS.14 -e --silentwinget uninstall --id OpenJS.NodeJS.14 -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · MSI · All users
Silent install
msiexec /i node-v14.21.3-x64.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i node-v14.21.3-x64.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\node-js-14-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {F7F792B4-BCA7-49F6-9E4D-84C76CA30A16} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {F7F792B4-BCA7-49F6-9E4D-84C76CA30A16}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{F7F792B4-BCA7-49F6-9E4D-84C76CA30A16}
- Install folder
- %ProgramFiles%\nodejs
64-bit · ZIP
No installation needed (portable)
32-bit · MSI · All users
Silent install
msiexec /i node-v14.21.3-x86.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i node-v14.21.3-x86.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\node-js-14-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {1A1070AE-F677-4619-92DC-283EE7FF5B58} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {1A1070AE-F677-4619-92DC-283EE7FF5B58}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{1A1070AE-F677-4619-92DC-283EE7FF5B58}
- Install folder
- %ProgramFiles(x86)%\nodejs
32-bit · ZIP
No installation needed (portable)
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-node-js-14.ps1
$url = 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v14.21.3/node-v14.21.3-x64.msi'
$sha256 = '4FBB9FF48FE733CEF0B65F2C0948BA34B5D4B65EBFA1AA2DCD9C913C7B2BF95E'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'node-v14.21.3-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' -Wait install-node-js-14.ps1
$url = 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v14.21.3/node-v14.21.3-x86.msi'
$sha256 = 'D07FB9F6C41D2B2568D42A76D3556706A626125981D12421FEF6D4682CB7AE59'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'node-v14.21.3-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' -Wait 
