Commands for installing OVITO Basic 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 ovito.ovito-basic -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id ovito.ovito-basic -e --silentwinget uninstall --id ovito.ovito-basic -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE (NSIS) · All users · en-US
Silent install
ovito-basic-3.15.4-win64.exe /SCustom folder
ovito-basic-3.15.4-win64.exe /S /D=C:\Apps\ovito-basic- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\OVITO Basic
- Install folder
- %ProgramFiles%\OVITO Basic
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-ovito-basic.ps1
$url = 'https://www.ovito.org/download/master/ovito-basic-3.15.4-win64.exe'
$sha256 = '641CCCA82EEE792C9852C55AFFA1A2F4D56E5EFA19CD74DC134A0F6FE606D388'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'ovito-basic-3.15.4-win64.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 '/S' -Wait