Commands for installing Sponge 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 xdpxi.sponge -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id xdpxi.sponge -e --silentwinget uninstall --id xdpxi.sponge -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE (Inno Setup)
Silent install
sponge-1.1.3-windows-installer.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-Custom folder
sponge-1.1.3-windows-installer.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP- /DIR="C:\Apps\sponge"PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-sponge.ps1
$url = 'http://cdn.xdpxi.net:8716/sponge/1.1.3/sponge-1.1.3-windows-installer.exe'
$sha256 = 'A0A1E880A154F4D9EF975F6F957786506DBD75CB8062C1D71C27480F87FB74CA'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'sponge-1.1.3-windows-installer.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 '/VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-' -Wait 