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SDelete silent install & uninstall

Securely overwrite sensitive files and cleanse free space.

Sysinternals Terminals & CLI tools

Commands for installing SDelete 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 Microsoft.Sysinternals.SDelete -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
winget upgrade --id Microsoft.Sysinternals.SDelete -e --silent
winget uninstall --id Microsoft.Sysinternals.SDelete -e --silent

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64-bit · ZIP · en-US

No installation needed (portable)

ARM64 · ZIP · en-US

No installation needed (portable)

32-bit · ZIP · en-US

No installation needed (portable)

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