Commands for installing ThinLinc client 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 Cendio.ThinLincClient -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Cendio.ThinLincClient -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Cendio.ThinLincClient -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE (NSIS) · All users
Silent install
tl-4.21.0-client-windows.exe /SCustom folder
tl-4.21.0-client-windows.exe /S /D=C:\Apps\thinlinc-client- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\tlclient
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-thinlinc-client.ps1
$url = 'https://www.cendio.com/downloads/clients/tl-4.21.0-client-windows.exe'
$sha256 = 'BA9D91068988C1C3547E1DBCD5C5E5218D524193161EB66629283D65BC724308'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'tl-4.21.0-client-windows.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 
