Commands for installing Vortex 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 NexusMods.Vortex -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id NexusMods.Vortex -e --silentwinget uninstall --id NexusMods.Vortex -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE (NSIS) · All users · en-US
Silent install
vortex-setup-2.9.0.exe /SCustom folder
vortex-setup-2.9.0.exe /S /D=C:\Apps\vortex- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\57979c68-f490-55b8-8fed-8b017a5af2fe
- DisplayVersion
- 2.9.0
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-vortex.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/Nexus-Mods/Vortex/releases/download/v2.9.0/vortex-setup-2.9.0.exe'
$sha256 = 'EFF11541C40C7143B9A35F789B86A22C49D9A2BC2EF75D8031664F2781F5B714'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'vortex-setup-2.9.0.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 '/S' -Wait 
