Audacity is a free and open-source digital audio editor and recording application. This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to perform a silent installation of Audacity from the command line using the EXE installer.
How to Install Audacity Silently
Audacity 32-bit Silent Install (EXE)
- Navigate to: https://www.audacityteam.org/download/windows/
- Select the 32-bit Installer
- Download the audacity-win-x.y.z-32bit.exe to a folder created at (C:\Downloads)
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Navigate to the C:\Downloads folder
- Enter the following command: audacity-win-x.y.z-32bit.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART
- Press Enter
After a few moments you should see the Audacity Desktop Shortcut appear. You will also find entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
| Software Title: | Audacity |
| Vendor: | Audacity Team |
| Architecture: | x86 |
| Installer Type: | EXE |
| Silent Install Switch: | audacity-win-x.y.z-32bit.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
| Silent Uninstall Switch (32-bit System) | "%ProgramFiles%\Audacity\unins000.exe" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
| Silent Uninstall Switch (64-bit System) | "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Audacity\unins000.exe" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
| Download Link: | https://www.audacityteam.org/download/windows/ |
| PowerShell Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/audacity-install-and-uninstall-powershell/ |
| Detection Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/create-a-custom-detection-script-for-audacity-powershell/ |
Audacity 64-bit Silent Install (EXE)
- Navigate to: https://www.audacityteam.org/download/windows/
- Select the 64-bit Installer
- Download the audacity-win-x.y.z-64bit.exe to a folder created at (C:\Downloads)
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Navigate to the C:\Downloads folder
- Enter the following command: audacity-win-x.y.z-64bit.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART
- Press Enter
After a few moments you should see the Audacity Desktop Shortcut appear. You will also find entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
| Software Title: | Audacity |
| Vendor: | Audacity Team |
| Architecture: | x64 |
| Installer Type: | EXE |
| Silent Install Switch: | audacity-win-x.y.z-64bit.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
| Silent Uninstall Switch: | "%ProgramFiles%\Audacity\unins000.exe" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
| Download Link: | https://www.audacityteam.org/download/windows/ |
| PowerShell Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/audacity-install-and-uninstall-powershell/ |
| Detection Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/create-a-custom-detection-script-for-audacity-powershell/ |
The information above provides a quick overview of the software title, vendor, silent install, and silent uninstall switches. The download link provided take you directly to the vendors website. Continue reading if you are interested in additional details and configurations.
Additional Configurations
Create an Audacity Installation Log File
The Audacity installer offers the option to generate a log file during installation to assist with troubleshooting should any problems arise. You can use the following commands to create a verbose log file with details about the installation.
Audacity 32-bit Silent Install (EXE) with Logging
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Audacity 64-bit Silent Install (EXE) with Logging
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Change Audacity Default Installation Directory
You can also change the default installation directory by using the following command line parameters. In this example, I’m installing Audacity to “C:\Audacity”
audacity-win-x.y.z.exe /DIR="C:\Audacity" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
Exclude Audacity Desktop Shortcut During Install
The Audacity installer creates a desktop shortcut by default. If you don’t want the desktop shortcut, then you can run the following command line switch to exclude it.
Audacity 32-bit Silent Install (EXE) with No Desktop Shortcut
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Audacity 64-bit Silent Install (EXE) with No Desktop Shortcut
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Reset Audacity Preferences During Install
You can reset preferences to factory defaults by running the following command line switch during installation.
Audacity 32-bit Silent Install (EXE) & Reset Preferences to Factory Defaults
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Audacity 64-bit Silent Install (EXE) & Reset Preferences to Factory Defaults
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Suppress Audacity App Update Checking Pop-Up & Disable Check for Updates
- Open Notepad or your favorite text editor
- Add the following lines:
[Update]
UpdateNoticeShown=1
UpdateScheduledTime=
DefaultUpdatesChecking=0- Save the file to C:\Downloads\ and name it: audacity.cfg
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Navigate to the C:\Downloads\ folder
- Enter the following command to copy the audacity.cfg to “C:\Users\%Username%\AppData\Roaming\audacity”:
xcopy /y ".\audacity.cfg" "%AppData%\audacity\" |
Suppress Welcome to Audacity! Pop-Up
- Open Notepad or your favorite text editor
- Add the following lines:
[GUI]
ShowSplashScreen=0- Save the file to C:\Downloads\ and name it: audacity.cfg
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Navigate to the C:\Downloads\ folder
- Enter the following command to copy the audacity.cfg to “C:\Users\%Username%\AppData\Roaming\audacity”:
xcopy /y ".\audacity.cfg" "%AppData%\audacity\" |
How to Uninstall Audacity Silently
Check out the following posts for a scripted solution:
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Enter one of the following commands:
Audacity 32-bit Silent Uninstall (EXE) on 32-bit System
"%ProgramFiles%\Audacity\unins000.exe" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
Audacity 32-bit Silent Uninstall (EXE) on 64-bit System
"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Audacity\unins000.exe" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
Audacity 64-bit Silent Uninstall (EXE) on 64-bit System
"%ProgramFiles%\Audacity\unins000.exe" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
Always make sure to test everything in a development environment prior to implementing anything into production. The information in this article is provided “As Is” without warranty of any kind.