Commands for installing Windscribe 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 Windscribe.Windscribe -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Windscribe.Windscribe -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Windscribe.Windscribe -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE
Silent install
Windscribe_2.24.13_amd64.exe -silent -no-auto-start- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{fa690e90-ddb0-4f0c-b3f1-136c084e5fc7}_is1
ARM64 · EXE
Silent install
Windscribe_2.24.13_arm64.exe -silent -no-auto-start- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{fa690e90-ddb0-4f0c-b3f1-136c084e5fc7}_is1
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-windscribe.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App/releases/download/v2.24.13/Windscribe_2.24.13_amd64.exe'
$sha256 = '821FF217D87B4ACBD71408303D9A5BC35ABFEFDADA6761F7FD2944A92D5609D2'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'Windscribe_2.24.13_amd64.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 '-silent -no-auto-start' -Wait install-windscribe.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App/releases/download/v2.24.13/Windscribe_2.24.13_arm64.exe'
$sha256 = '1013E6B459D9F3F98D01BF62ED4F9463E3B7FD04448875210B56BACBA4E3E53E'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'Windscribe_2.24.13_arm64.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 '-silent -no-auto-start' -Wait 
