Commands for installing QuickTime 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 Apple.QuickTime -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Apple.QuickTime -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Apple.QuickTime -e --silentBy installer
32-bit · EXE · All users
Silent install
QuickTimeInstaller.exe /quiet /norestartUninstall
msiexec /x {FF59BD75-466A-4D5A-AD23-AAD87C5FD44C} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {FF59BD75-466A-4D5A-AD23-AAD87C5FD44C}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{FF59BD75-466A-4D5A-AD23-AAD87C5FD44C}
- UpgradeCode
- {AA4138E3-09D5-4256-9207-6DDB76D12955}
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-quicktime.ps1
$url = 'https://secure-appldnld.apple.com/QuickTime/031-43075-20160107-C0844134-B3CD-11E5-B1C0-43CA8D551951/QuickTimeInstaller.exe'
$sha256 = '56EFF77B029B5F56C47D11FE58878627065DBEACBC3108D50D98A83420152C2B'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'QuickTimeInstaller.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 
