Commands for installing Rainmeter 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 Rainmeter.Rainmeter -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Rainmeter.Rainmeter -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Rainmeter.Rainmeter -e --silentBy installer
32-bit · EXE (NSIS) · All users · en-US
Silent install
Rainmeter-4.5.28.exe /SCustom folder
Rainmeter-4.5.28.exe /S /D=C:\Apps\rainmeter- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Rainmeter
- DisplayVersion
- 4.5.28
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-rainmeter.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/rainmeter/rainmeter/releases/download/v4.5.28.3936/Rainmeter-4.5.28.exe'
$sha256 = 'DE6E010F8C28882BC28DCD8F319C899F34DFDDEC51E1E4DD4E7A23F68EBFE14D'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'Rainmeter-4.5.28.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 '/S' -Wait 
