Commands for installing Tableau Reader 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 Tableau.Reader -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Tableau.Reader -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Tableau.Reader -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE (WiX Burn) · All users
Silent install
TableauReader-64bit-2025-1-0.exe /quiet /norestartUninstall
msiexec /x {2772517B-578E-4A50-808D-D8CCD2804F6F} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {2772517b-578e-4a50-808d-d8ccd2804f6f}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{2772517b-578e-4a50-808d-d8ccd2804f6f}
- UpgradeCode
- {64C93830-CC38-4FA6-B5C4-AD26DBCD21E4}
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-tableau-reader.ps1
$url = 'https://downloads.tableau.com/tssoftware/TableauReader-64bit-2025-1-0.exe'
$sha256 = '8E41B20DFE1B76ED823D00802B6647AB672CC8978858078C31CD79CD84DBFBEC'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'TableauReader-64bit-2025-1-0.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 '/quiet /norestart' -Wait 