Commands for installing Windows Driver Kit 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 Microsoft.WindowsWDK.10.0.19041 -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Microsoft.WindowsWDK.10.0.19041 -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Microsoft.WindowsWDK.10.0.19041 -e --silentBy installer
32-bit · EXE (WiX Burn)
Silent install
wdksetup.exe /qPowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-windows-driver-kit.ps1
$url = 'https://download.microsoft.com/download/c/f/8/cf80b955-d578-4635-825c-2801911f9d79/wdk/wdksetup.exe'
$sha256 = '5F4EA0C55AF099F97CB569A927C3A290C211F17EDCFC65009F5B9253B9827925'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'wdksetup.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 '/q' -Wait 
