Commands for installing ReacType 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 open-source-labs.ReacType -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id open-source-labs.ReacType -e --silentwinget uninstall --id open-source-labs.ReacType -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · MSI · Current user
Silent install
msiexec /i ReacType.11.0.0.Windows.Installer.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i ReacType.11.0.0.Windows.Installer.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\reactype-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {FC058402-340B-4DF8-9040-0EBE2DE29564} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {FC058402-340B-4DF8-9040-0EBE2DE29564}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{FC058402-340B-4DF8-9040-0EBE2DE29564}
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-reactype.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/open-source-labs/ReacType/releases/download/v11.0.0/ReacType.11.0.0.Windows.Installer.msi'
$sha256 = '1C41908CC8F7F56F504BBFC51007D68053A9B646E49E1AA16F3D392011708DA3'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'ReacType.11.0.0.Windows.Installer.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