Commands for installing Notepad2 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 flos-freeware.Notepad2 -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id flos-freeware.Notepad2 -e --silentwinget uninstall --id flos-freeware.Notepad2 -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE · All users
Silent install
Notepad2_4.2.25_x64.exe /SILENT32-bit · EXE · All users
Silent install
Notepad2_4.2.25_x86.exe /SILENTPowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-notepad2.ps1
$url = 'https://www.flos-freeware.ch/zip/Notepad2_4.2.25_x64.exe'
$sha256 = '2C947CADE89BC53F0FD5B76C74ECA4A730F53CC0E1E3AF444B2701E066D4CA93'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'Notepad2_4.2.25_x64.exe'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Start-Process -FilePath $file -ArgumentList '/SILENT' -Wait install-notepad2.ps1
$url = 'https://www.flos-freeware.ch/zip/Notepad2_4.2.25_x86.exe'
$sha256 = 'D76C09DA09DF25017D76F05B1CAE90B76406A34EB081A092EA16E00B9D5AEF20'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'Notepad2_4.2.25_x86.exe'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Start-Process -FilePath $file -ArgumentList '/SILENT' -Wait 
