FastStone Capture is a powerful, lightweight, yet full-featured screen capture tool and screen video recorder. This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to perform a silent installation of FastStone Capture from the command line using the EXE installer.
How to Install FastStone Capture Silently
FastStone Capture Silent Install (EXE)
- Navigate to: https://www.faststone.org/FSCaptureDownload.htm
- Download the 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: FSCaptureSetup.exe /S
- Press Enter
After a few moments you should see the FastStone Capture Desktop Shortcut appear. You will also find entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
| Software Title: | FastStone Capture |
| Vendor: | FastStone Soft |
| Architecture: | x86 |
| Installer Type: | EXE |
| Silent Install Switch: | FSCaptureSetup.exe /S |
| Silent Uninstall Switch (32-bit System) | "%ProgramFiles%\FastStone Capture\uninst.exe" /S |
| Silent Uninstall Switch (64-bit System) | "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\FastStone Capture\uninst.exe" /S |
| Download Link: | https://www.faststone.org/ |
| PowerShell Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/faststone-capture-install-and-uninstall-powershell/ |
| Detection Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/create-a-custom-detection-script-for-faststone-capture-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
Change the FastStone Capture Default Installation Directory
You can also change the default installation directory by using the following command line parameters. In this example, I’m installing FastStone Capture to “C:\FastStone Capture”
FSCaptureSetup.exe /S /D=C:\FastStone Capture |
How to Uninstall FastStone Capture 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:
FastStone Capture Silent Uninstall (EXE) on 32-bit System
"%ProgramFiles%\FastStone Capture\uninst.exe" /S |
FastStone Capture Silent Uninstall (EXE) on 64-bit System
"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\FastStone Capture\uninst.exe" /S |
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.