The Silent Install options for the Windows installer (msiexec)
/quiet, /q, qn | Fully silent mode |
/passive | Unattended mode, shows progress bar only. |
/norestart | Do not restart the system after the installation |
/forcerestart | Restart the system after installation is complete |
/log, /l | Enable Logging |
How To Install Msi Package
To create an administrative installation for a major release installer and a patch, use /a and /p. For example, the following installs Acrobat Pro 10.0 with the 10.1.0 patch: msiexec / a msi / p AdbeRdrUpd1010enUS.
Example
Silently install the msi package:
Install Msi Command Line
Msi Administrative Installer
Silently install the msi package, no reboot
Silently install the msi package and write the installation log to file C:msilog.txt
Silently uninstall the msi package:
Silently uninstall the msi package by the product code: