Commands for installing WinThumbsPreloader 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 bruhov.WinThumbsPreloader -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id bruhov.WinThumbsPreloader -e --silentwinget uninstall --id bruhov.WinThumbsPreloader -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE (Inno Setup) · All users · en-US
Silent install
WinThumbsPreloader-1.0.1-setup.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-Custom folder
WinThumbsPreloader-1.0.1-setup.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP- /DIR="C:\Apps\winthumbspreloader"- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CF49DD18-AA76-4E79-97C2-4FEAED1AED5F_is1
- Install folder
- %ProgramFiles%\WinThumbsPreloader
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-winthumbspreloader.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/bruhov/WinThumbsPreloader/releases/download/v1.0.1/WinThumbsPreloader-1.0.1-setup.exe'
$sha256 = '16DB5CD90561B342BA3A080E29E833EF35ECC6547932485F85B5D89E2B3B1303'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'WinThumbsPreloader-1.0.1-setup.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 
