Commands for installing PDFCreator Server 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 Avanquestpdfforge.PDFCreator-Server -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Avanquestpdfforge.PDFCreator-Server -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Avanquestpdfforge.PDFCreator-Server -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE (WiX Burn) · All users
Silent install
PDFCreator-Server-4_1_0-Setup.exe /COMPONENTS="MAINPROGRAM,IMAGES2PDF" /SILENT /DEFERLICENSECHECKARM64 · EXE (WiX Burn) · All users
Silent install
PDFCreator-Server-4_1_0-Setup.exe /COMPONENTS="MAINPROGRAM,IMAGES2PDF" /SILENT /DEFERLICENSECHECKPowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-pdfcreator-server.ps1
$url = 'https://download.pdfforge.org/download/pdfcreator-server/4.1.0/PDFCreator-Server-4_1_0-Setup.exe?file=PDFCreator-Server-4_1_0-Setup.exe&download'
$sha256 = '1E77E6122C2BFC7B826FABCF39B448EE983F19DF84FD848A4CFB2FDE9BFC4F44'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'PDFCreator-Server-4_1_0-Setup.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 '/COMPONENTS="MAINPROGRAM,IMAGES2PDF" /SILENT /DEFERLICENSECHECK' -Wait install-pdfcreator-server.ps1
$url = 'https://download.pdfforge.org/download/pdfcreator-server/4.1.0/PDFCreator-Server-4_1_0-Setup.exe?file=PDFCreator-Server-4_1_0-Setup.exe&download'
$sha256 = '1E77E6122C2BFC7B826FABCF39B448EE983F19DF84FD848A4CFB2FDE9BFC4F44'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'PDFCreator-Server-4_1_0-Setup.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 '/COMPONENTS="MAINPROGRAM,IMAGES2PDF" /SILENT /DEFERLICENSECHECK' -Wait 
