Commands for installing simc 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 Bitmutex.Simc -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Bitmutex.Simc -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Bitmutex.Simc -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · MSI · All users · en-US
Silent install
msiexec /i SimC.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i SimC.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\simc-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {0267A972-5999-4338-ACD5-2670ADFDA40B} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {0267A972-5999-4338-ACD5-2670ADFDA40B}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{0267A972-5999-4338-ACD5-2670ADFDA40B}
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-simc.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/aamitn/simc/releases/download/v1.8.28/SimC.msi'
$sha256 = 'ABB0E0DC03AC5B171AB8BFCB6EFD320405154F31E5EC275D35936E6110BB8A68'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'SimC.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 
