Commands for installing PreForm 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 Formlabs.PreForm -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Formlabs.PreForm -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Formlabs.PreForm -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE (WiX Burn) · All users
Silent install
PreForm_win_3.64.2_release_releaser_665_137153.exe /quiet /norestartUninstall
msiexec /x {894EB666-DB85-4994-BCD8-B24ADA3EE36D} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {894eb666-db85-4994-bcd8-b24ada3ee36d}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{894eb666-db85-4994-bcd8-b24ada3ee36d}
- UpgradeCode
- {958D43B4-AB83-40EF-936B-B404C3505353}
- Install folder
- %ProgramFiles%\Formlabs\PreForm
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-preform.ps1
$url = 'https://downloads.formlabs.com/PreForm/Release/3.64.2/PreForm_win_3.64.2_release_releaser_665_137153.exe'
$sha256 = '80062180C4FC5AF850F1DCAFF02CC02B44C7BBB11FA706079CDACCAFF13ABA00'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'PreForm_win_3.64.2_release_releaser_665_137153.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 '/quiet /norestart' -Wait 
