Commands for installing PidCat 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 AbdElMoniemElHifnawy.PidCat -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id AbdElMoniemElHifnawy.PidCat -e --silentwinget uninstall --id AbdElMoniemElHifnawy.PidCat -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE (Inno Setup) · en-US
Silent install
PidCat_v2.5.6_Tue_17_Mar_2026_09_14_42.237_AM.exe /verysilentCustom folder
PidCat_v2.5.6_Tue_17_Mar_2026_09_14_42.237_AM.exe /verysilent /DIR="C:\Apps\pidcat"- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{0DF6BA67-96F8-4011-AE2B-7055C95B0F6A}_is1
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-pidcat.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/abdalmoniem/pidcat/releases/download/v2.5.6/PidCat_v2.5.6_Tue_17_Mar_2026_09_14_42.237_AM.exe'
$sha256 = '8D7C11E99A6361DC47A316ED1DD35A76A16A27B53A3A9B0BB686DBDA6053F5F4'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'PidCat_v2.5.6_Tue_17_Mar_2026_09_14_42.237_AM.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 '/verysilent' -Wait