Commands for installing Rainbow 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 ALE.Rainbow -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id ALE.Rainbow -e --silentwinget uninstall --id ALE.Rainbow -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE (Inno Setup) · Current user
Silent install
Rainbow_Installer_User_Electron_v2.174.1.0-x64.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-Custom folder
Rainbow_Installer_User_Electron_v2.174.1.0-x64.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP- /DIR="C:\Apps\rainbow"- Uninstall registry key
- HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\09C1DE55-3466-4F99-9287-4F53FB8A7018_is1
64-bit · EXE (Inno Setup) · All users
Silent install
Rainbow_Installer_Machine_Electron_v2.174.1.0-x64.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-Custom folder
Rainbow_Installer_Machine_Electron_v2.174.1.0-x64.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP- /DIR="C:\Apps\rainbow"- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\1A7843C5-3352-4383-9893-2EB77C94CC46_is1
64-bit · MSI · All users
Silent install
msiexec /i Rainbow_Installer_Machine_Offline_v2.174.1.0-x64.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i Rainbow_Installer_Machine_Offline_v2.174.1.0-x64.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\rainbow-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {CDD63B79-C991-4863-9FC9-30A24696C87B} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {CDD63B79-C991-4863-9FC9-30A24696C87B}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{CDD63B79-C991-4863-9FC9-30A24696C87B}
- UpgradeCode
- {6866FF20-0710-41B6-BC73-8467C90B8799}
32-bit · EXE (Inno Setup) · Current user
Silent install
Rainbow_Installer_User_Electron_v2.174.1.0.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-Custom folder
Rainbow_Installer_User_Electron_v2.174.1.0.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP- /DIR="C:\Apps\rainbow"- Uninstall registry key
- HKCU\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\09C1DE55-3466-4F99-9287-4F53FB8A7018_is1
32-bit · EXE (Inno Setup) · All users
Silent install
Rainbow_Installer_Machine_Electron_v2.174.1.0.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-Custom folder
Rainbow_Installer_Machine_Electron_v2.174.1.0.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP- /DIR="C:\Apps\rainbow"- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\1A7843C5-3352-4383-9893-2EB77C94CC46_is1
32-bit · MSI · All users
Silent install
msiexec /i Rainbow_Installer_Machine_Offline_v2.174.1.0.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i Rainbow_Installer_Machine_Offline_v2.174.1.0.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\rainbow-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {C611A400-D667-410B-842D-EF1CCCB1EF4B} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {C611A400-D667-410B-842D-EF1CCCB1EF4B}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{C611A400-D667-410B-842D-EF1CCCB1EF4B}
- UpgradeCode
- {6866FF20-0710-41B6-BC73-8467C90B8799}
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-rainbow.ps1
$url = 'https://openrainbow.com/downloads/Rainbow_Installer_User_Electron_v2.174.1.0-x64.exe'
$sha256 = '07F8BE4CD2EA3BDEE9AE4E49751DEE2BBE5C280D5F28DEE25F6EC2141093698E'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'Rainbow_Installer_User_Electron_v2.174.1.0-x64.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 /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-' -Wait install-rainbow.ps1
$url = 'https://openrainbow.com/downloads/Rainbow_Installer_Machine_Electron_v2.174.1.0-x64.exe'
$sha256 = '275BEC9FFA0225A683E3882310264282661350B579F573E965AECF72717B2041'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'Rainbow_Installer_Machine_Electron_v2.174.1.0-x64.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 /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-' -Wait install-rainbow.ps1
$url = 'https://openrainbow.com/downloads/Rainbow_Installer_Machine_Offline_v2.174.1.0-x64.msi'
$sha256 = '1B5CD17BD3835586BC9F1916742F2613235669A67D41197507EB6AD1C46A95D9'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'Rainbow_Installer_Machine_Offline_v2.174.1.0-x64.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 install-rainbow.ps1
$url = 'https://openrainbow.com/downloads/Rainbow_Installer_User_Electron_v2.174.1.0.exe'
$sha256 = '8C64C588EA52834CD8BF31B9AA900630173416CFB24FB11A9FFAAAAF6DA56D28'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'Rainbow_Installer_User_Electron_v2.174.1.0.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 /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-' -Wait install-rainbow.ps1
$url = 'https://openrainbow.com/downloads/Rainbow_Installer_Machine_Electron_v2.174.1.0.exe'
$sha256 = '2EFDC3B4FFC670E6209EBED01C476538166958C102C756E1CAF37DF02ECCC9A7'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'Rainbow_Installer_Machine_Electron_v2.174.1.0.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 /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-' -Wait install-rainbow.ps1
$url = 'https://openrainbow.com/downloads/Rainbow_Installer_Machine_Offline_v2.174.1.0.msi'
$sha256 = '7947AF5D478CFBA6CBB1013272241091F7ABCD72C2FD3366F198FED537B642A9'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'Rainbow_Installer_Machine_Offline_v2.174.1.0.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 
