Commands for installing Vovsoft OCR 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 VovSoft.OCRReader -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id VovSoft.OCRReader -e --silentwinget uninstall --id VovSoft.OCRReader -e --silentBy installer
32-bit · EXE (Inno Setup) · All users · en-US
Silent install
ocr-reader.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-Custom folder
ocr-reader.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP- /DIR="C:\Apps\vovsoft-ocr-reader"- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\OCR Reader_is1
- Install folder
- %ProgramFiles%\VOVSOFT\OCR Reader
32-bit · ZIP · en-US
No installation needed (portable)
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-vovsoft-ocr-reader.ps1
$url = 'https://files.vovsoft.com/ocr-reader.exe'
$sha256 = 'B9C8912D57EEDC6B43FA70E7725FCB2BFF8FFA4AC4FC17BE572E90AB18902A62'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'ocr-reader.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 '/VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-' -Wait 
