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Strings silent install & uninstall

Strings scans the file you pass it for UNICODE (or ASCII) strings of a default length of 3 or more UNICODE (or ASCII) characters.

Sysinternals

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

By installer

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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