How Do Users Run My Installation in Silent Mode?

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Basic MSI Project

The command msiexec /i Product.msi /qn runs an MSI package in silent mode. If your release settings include Setup.exe, users can run the command Setup.exe /s /v"/qn".

Basic MSI projects do not create or read response files. To set installation properties for a Basic MSI project, run a command line such as:

msiexec /i Product.msi /qn INSTALLDIR=D:\ProductFolder USERNAME="Valued Customer".

InstallScript MSI Project

Running an InstallScript MSI project installation in silent mode requires two steps:

To prepare the installation for silent mode, create a response file by running Setup.exe with the /r argument.
Run the installation in silent mode based on the contents of the response file by running Setup.exe with the /s argument.