Commands for installing WinCompose 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 SamHocevar.WinCompose -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id SamHocevar.WinCompose -e --silentwinget uninstall --id SamHocevar.WinCompose -e --silentBy installer
Any CPU · EXE (Inno Setup) · All users · en-US
Silent install
WinCompose-Setup-0.9.11.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-Custom folder
WinCompose-Setup-0.9.11.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP- /DIR="C:\Apps\wincompose"PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-wincompose.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/samhocevar/wincompose/releases/download/v0.9.11/WinCompose-Setup-0.9.11.exe'
$sha256 = '125119D0335C64067E5AEA1E87781DF9DE6E6BA960FDCCD001B25D4D3BBBFADF'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'WinCompose-Setup-0.9.11.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 
