GSmartControl is a graphical user interface for smartctl (from smartmontools package), which is a tool for querying and controlling SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) data on modern hard disk and solid-state drives. It allows you to inspect the drive’s SMART data to determine its health, as well as run various tests on it. This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to perform a silent installation of GSmartControl from the command line using the EXE installer.
How to Install GSmartControl Silently
GSmartControl 32-bit Silent Install (EXE)
- Navigate to: https://gsmartcontrol.shaduri.dev/downloads
- Download the gsmartcontrol-x.y.z-win32.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: gsmartcontrol-x.y.z-win32.exe /S
- Press Enter
After a few moments you will find GSmartControl entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
| Software Title: | GSmartControl |
| Vendor: | Alexander Shaduri |
| Architecture: | x86 |
| Installer Type: | EXE |
| Silent Install Switch: | gsmartcontrol-x.y.z-win32.exe /S |
| Silent Uninstall Switch: | "%ProgramFiles%\GSmartControl\gsmartcontrol_uninst.exe" /S |
| Download Link: | GSmartControl 32-bit Download |
| PowerShell Script: | GSmartControl | PowerShell Script |
| Detection Script: | GSmartControl | Custom Detection Script |
GSmartControl 64-bit Silent Install (EXE)
- Navigate to: https://gsmartcontrol.shaduri.dev/downloads
- Download the gsmartcontrol-x.y.z-win64.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: gsmartcontrol-x.y.z-win64.exe /S
- Press Enter
After a few moments you will find GSmartControl entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
| Software Title: | GSmartControl |
| Vendor: | Alexander Shaduri |
| Architecture: | x64 |
| Installer Type: | EXE |
| Silent Install Switch: | gsmartcontrol-x.y.z-win64.exe /S |
| Silent Uninstall Switch: | "%ProgramFiles%\GSmartControl\gsmartcontrol_uninst.exe" /S |
| Download Link: | GSmartControl 64-bit Download |
| PowerShell Script: | GSmartControl | PowerShell Script |
| Detection Script: | GSmartControl | Custom Detection Script |
The information above provides a quick overview of the software title, vendor, silent install, and silent uninstall switches. The download links provided take you directly to the vendors website. Continue reading if you are interested in additional details and configurations.
Additional Configurations
Change the GSmartControl Default Installation Directory
You can change the default installation directory by using the following command line parameters. In this example, I’m installing GSmartControl to “C:\GSmartControl”
gsmartcontrol-x.y.z-win64.exe /S /D=C:\GSmartControl |
How to Uninstall GSmartControl 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 the following command:
GSmartControl Silent Uninstall (EXE)
"%ProgramFiles%\GSmartControl\gsmartcontrol_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.