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# Windows msiexec Commands and Options 

## Windows Installer

-   `msiexec /Option <Required Parameter> [Optional Parameter]`
-   -   Installation syntax

## Install Options

-   `</package | /i> <Product.msi>`
-   -   Installs or configures a product
-   `/a <Product.msi>`
-   -   Administrative install - Installs a product on the network
-   `/j<u|m> <Product.msi> [/t <Transform List>] [/g <Language ID>]`
-   -   Advertises a product - m to all users, u to current user
-   `</uninstall | /x> <Product.msi | ProductCode>`
-   -   Uninstalls the product

## Display Options

-   `/quiet`
-   -   Quiet mode, no user interaction
-   `/passive`
-   -   Unattended mode - progress bar only
-   `/q[n|b|r|f]`
-   -   Sets user interface level
    -   n - No UI
    -   b - Basic UI
    -   r - Reduced UI
    -   f - Full UI (default)
-   /help
-   -   Help information

## Restart Options

-   `/norestart`
-   -   Do not restart after the installation is complete
-   `/promptrestart`
-   -   Prompts the user for restart if necessary
-   `/forcerestart`
-   -   Always restart the computer after installation

## Logging Options

-   `/l[i|w|e|a|r|u|c|m|o|p|v|x|+|!|*] <LogFile>`
-   -   i - Status messages
    -   w - Nonfatal warnings
    -   e - All error messages
    -   a - Start up of actions
    -   r - Action-specific records
    -   u - User requests
    -   c - Initial UI parameters
    -   m - Out-of-memory or fatal exit information
    -   o - Out-of-disk-space messages
    -   p - Terminal properties
    -   v - Verbose output
    -   x - Extra debugging information
    -   \+ - Append to existing log file
    -   ! - Flush each line to the log
    -   \* - Log all information, except for v and x options
-   `/log <LogFile>`
-   -   Equivalent of /l\* <LogFile>

## Update Options

-   `/update <Update1.msp>[;Update2.msp]`
-   -   Applies update(s)
-   `/uninstall <PatchCodeGuid>[;Update2.msp] /package <Product.msi | ProductCode>`
-   -   Remove update(s) for a product

## Repair Options

-   `/f[p|e|c|m|s|o|d|a|u|v] <Product.msi | ProductCode>`
-   -   Repairs a product

p - only if file is missing

o - if file is missing or an older version is installed (default)

e - if file is missing or an equal or older version is installed

d - if file is missing or a different version is installed

c - if file is missing or checksum does not match the calculated value

a - forces all files to be reinstalled

u - all required user-specific registry entries (default)

m - all required computer-specific registry entries (default)

s - all existing shortcuts (default)

v - runs from source and recaches local package

## Setting Public Properties

-   `[PROPERTY=PropertyValue]`

  

  

Consult the Windows ® Installer SDK for additional documentation on the command line syntax.

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