Commands for installing VMPlex Workstation 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 VMPlex.VMPlex -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id VMPlex.VMPlex -e --silentwinget uninstall --id VMPlex.VMPlex -e --silentBy installer
Any CPU · EXE
Silent install
VMPlex.exe --install- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\VMPlex
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-vmplex-workstation.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/0xf005ba11/vmplex-ws/releases/download/v1.0.0.14/VMPlex.exe'
$sha256 = '95940CE62C91ED8974B7A946F85D3595DA66A379678468B3B143450DBE0ACE55'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'VMPlex.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 '--install' -Wait 
