Commands for installing PacKit 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 Caphyon.PacKit -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Caphyon.PacKit -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Caphyon.PacKit -e --silentBy installer
32-bit · MSI · en-US
Silent install
msiexec /i packit.msi /qn /norestart /quiet /qnWrite a log
msiexec /i packit.msi /qn /norestart /quiet /qn /l*v "%TEMP%\packit-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {7A2C8BAA-EBCA-40AE-A888-84A09D1E2243} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {7A2C8BAA-EBCA-40AE-A888-84A09D1E2243}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{7A2C8BAA-EBCA-40AE-A888-84A09D1E2243}
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-packit.ps1
$url = 'https://www.advancedinstaller.com/tools/packit.msi'
$sha256 = '74C50CB9D3F1321545FA2CA177BBADA0CC27527652AB2EF912D1A8C81D5DE244'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'packit.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', '/quiet /qn' -Wait 
