Commands for installing START 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 Tencent.START -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Tencent.START -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Tencent.START -e --silentBy installer
32-bit · EXE (NSIS) · All users
Silent install
START-installer-v0.11.0.23900.exe /SCustom folder
START-installer-v0.11.0.23900.exe /S /D=C:\Apps\start- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\START
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-start.ps1
$url = 'https://imgcdn.start.qq.com/cdn/win.client/installer/0.11.0.23900/START-installer-v0.11.0.23900.exe'
$sha256 = '31AADDFBF20808594C36F0D80B7226395E3F15F9D8F26B07E27D003BA19A4877'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'START-installer-v0.11.0.23900.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 '/S' -Wait 
