Commands for installing QuickLook 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 QL-Win.QuickLook -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id QL-Win.QuickLook -e --silentwinget uninstall --id QL-Win.QuickLook -e --silentBy installer
32-bit · MSI · Current user · en-US
Silent install
msiexec /i QuickLook-4.5.0.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i QuickLook-4.5.0.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\quicklook-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {6B6946D5-D3E9-48F9-AA6C-70133B09D730} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {6B6946D5-D3E9-48F9-AA6C-70133B09D730}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKCU\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6B6946D5-D3E9-48F9-AA6C-70133B09D730}
- UpgradeCode
- {C83B9C02-87D6-494E-9F5F-CF4C3900A54D}
- Install folder
- %ProgramFiles(x86)%\QuickLook
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-quicklook.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/QL-Win/QuickLook/releases/download/4.5.0/QuickLook-4.5.0.msi'
$sha256 = '130F601EAB7C388025351312F949749ADEBC6429B1042BD2001AC32A17A2748C'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'QuickLook-4.5.0.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' -Wait 
