Commands for installing xPlatform 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 Thorlabs.xPlatform -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Thorlabs.xPlatform -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Thorlabs.xPlatform -e --silentBy installer
32-bit · ZIP · All users
Silent install
mcls2.zip /S /V/quiet /V/norestartUninstall
msiexec /x {3FD189BD-AA45-48A7-98F7-4D6D7C4B0B36} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {3FD189BD-AA45-48A7-98F7-4D6D7C4B0B36}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{3FD189BD-AA45-48A7-98F7-4D6D7C4B0B36}
- UpgradeCode
- {1EB8EB1F-BE1C-4435-BAF4-FE130EE969BE}
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-xplatform.ps1
$url = 'https://thin01mstroc282prod.dxcloud.episerver.net/contentassets/9a891aaba96b407db2a1880624af5c1d/mcls2.zip'
$sha256 = 'BEA3CCDD572BB3837DE40DEDCDDBFD154429629CFED5FE8659AE708433E89D8B'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'mcls2.zip'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Start-Process -FilePath $file -ArgumentList '/S /V/quiet /V/norestart' -Wait