Commands for installing Tracker 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 OpenSourcePhysics.Tracker -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id OpenSourcePhysics.Tracker -e --silentwinget uninstall --id OpenSourcePhysics.Tracker -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE · All users
Silent install
Tracker-6.3.4-windows-x64-installer.exe --mode unattended --unattendedmodeui none- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\OSP Tracker
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-tracker.ps1
$url = 'https://physlets.org/tracker/installers/Tracker-6.3.4-windows-x64-installer.exe'
$sha256 = '8CAE6297ECCFCE8B5A13A4648F17842F77A9FDA5982F76505C7D9786546C1F83'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'Tracker-6.3.4-windows-x64-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 '--mode unattended --unattendedmodeui none' -Wait 
