Commands for installing SimpleX Chat 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 SimpleX.SimpleX-Chat -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id SimpleX.SimpleX-Chat -e --silentwinget uninstall --id SimpleX.SimpleX-Chat -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · MSI · All users · en-US
Silent install
msiexec /i simplex-desktop-windows-x86_64.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i simplex-desktop-windows-x86_64.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\simplex-chat-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {951D475E-9198-355D-B78B-2547034302CE} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {951D475E-9198-355D-B78B-2547034302CE}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{951D475E-9198-355D-B78B-2547034302CE}
- UpgradeCode
- {CC9EFBC8-AFFF-40D8-BB69-FCD7CE99EFB9}
- Install folder
- %ProgramFiles%\SimpleX
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-simplex-chat.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/releases/download/v7.0.3/simplex-desktop-windows-x86_64.msi'
$sha256 = '0162D8EB42917B59962203B74527512C6D05EB032CF6E8189B62EB39587FBC79'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'simplex-desktop-windows-x86_64.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 
