Commands for installing Wire 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 wire.wire -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id wire.wire -e --silentwinget uninstall --id wire.wire -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE · Current user
Silent install
Wire-Setup.exe --silent- Uninstall registry key
- HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\wire
- Install folder
- %LocalAppData%\wire
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-wire.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/wireapp/wire-desktop/releases/download/windows/3.44.5377/Wire-Setup.exe'
$sha256 = '38AAB8E327C34E615F4E74742E69749645E5DBAD559FF46ACBB06F9F239912C4'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'Wire-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 '--silent' -Wait 
