IrfanView is an image viewer, editor, organizer and converter program. This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to perform a silent installation of IrfanView from the command line using the EXE installer.
How to Install IrfanView Silently
IrfanView 32-bit Silent Install (EXE)
- Navigate to: https://www.irfanview.com/
- Select the 32-bit Download
- Download the iview000_setup.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: iview000_setup.exe /silent /group=1 /allusers=1
- Press Enter
After a few moments you should see the IrfanView shortcut in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
| Software Title: | IrfanView (32-bit) |
| Vendor: | Irfan Skiljan |
| Architecture: | x86 |
| Installer Type: | EXE |
| Silent Install Switch: | iview000_setup.exe /silent /group=1 /allusers=1 |
| Silent Uninstall Switch (32-bit System) | "%ProgramFiles%\IrfanView\iv_uninstall.exe" /silent |
| Silent Uninstall Switch (64-bit System) | "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\IrfanView\iv_uninstall.exe" /silent |
| Download Link: | https://www.irfanview.com/ |
| PowerShell Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/irfanview-install-and-uninstall-powershell/ |
| Detection Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/create-a-custom-detection-script-for-irfanview-powershell/ |
IrfanView 64-bit Silent Install (EXE)
- Navigate to: https://www.irfanview.com/
- Select the 64-bit Download
- Download the iview000_x64_setup.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: iview000_x64_setup.exe /silent /group=1 /allusers=1
- Press Enter
After a few moments you should see the IrfanView shortcut in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
| Software Title: | IrfanView (64-bit) |
| Vendor: | Irfan Skiljan |
| Architecture: | x64 |
| Installer Type: | EXE |
| Silent Install Switch: | iview000_x64_setup.exe /silent /group=1 /allusers=1 |
| Silent Uninstall Switch: | "%ProgramFiles%\IrfanView\iv_uninstall.exe" /silent |
| Download Link: | https://www.irfanview.com/ |
| PowerShell Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/irfanview-install-and-uninstall-powershell/ |
| Detection Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/create-a-custom-detection-script-for-irfanview-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 IrfanView Default Installation Directory
You can change the default installation directory by using the following command line parameters. In this example, I’m installing IrfanView to “C:\IrfanView”
IrfanView 32-bit (EXE)
iview000_setup.exe /silent /folder="C:\IrfanView" /group=1 /allusers=1 |
IrfanView 64-bit (EXE)
iview000_x64_setup.exe /silent /folder="C:\IrfanView" /group=1 /allusers=1 |
Include IrfanView Desktop Shortcut During Install
The IrfanView installer does not create a desktop shortcut by default. If you want the desktop shortcut, then you can run the following command line switch to include it.
IrfanView 32-bit Silent Install with Desktop Shortcut
iview000_setup.exe /silent /desktop=1 /group=1 /allusers=1 |
IrfanView 64-bit Silent Install with Desktop Shortcut
iview000_x64_setup.exe /silent /desktop=1 /group=1 /allusers=1 |
Include IrfanView Thumbnails Desktop Shortcut
You can include a thumbnails desktop shortcut by running the following command line switch during a silent install.
IrfanView 32-bit Silent Install with Thumbnails Desktop Shortcut
iview000_setup.exe /silent /thumbs=1 /group=1 /allusers=1 |
IrfanView 64-bit Silent Install with Thumbnails Desktop Shortcut
iview000_x64_setup.exe /silent /thumbs=1 /group=1 /allusers=1 |
Set the IrfanView File Associations During Install
You can set the file associations during install by running one of the following command line switches.
IrfanView 32-bit (Set File Associations – Images Only)
iview000_setup.exe /silent /group=1 /allusers=1 /assoc=1 |
IrfanView 64-bit (Set File Associations – Images Only)
iview000_x64_setup.exe /silent /group=1 /allusers=1 /assoc=1 |
IrfanView 32-bit (Set File Associations – Select All)
iview000_setup.exe /silent /group=1 /allusers=1 /assoc=2 |
IrfanView 64-bit (Set File Associations – Select All)
iview000_x64_setup.exe /silent /group=1 /allusers=1 /assoc=2 |
Set Custom INI Folder
IrfanView 32-bit (EXE)
iview000_setup.exe /silent /group=1 /allusers=1 /ini="%APPDATA\IrfanView" |
IrfanView 64-bit (EXE)
iview000_x64_setup.exe /silent /group=1 /allusers=1 /ini="%APPDATA\IrfanView" |
Install IrfanView Plugins Silently
IrfanView 32-bit Plugins Silent Install
iview000_plugins_setup.exe /silent |
IrfanView 64-bit Plugins Silent Install
iview000_plugins_x64_setup.exe /silent |
How to Uninstall IrfanView Silently
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- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Enter one of the following commands:
IrfanView (32-bit) Silent Uninstall on 32-bit System
"%ProgramFiles%\IrfanView\iv_uninstall.exe" /silent |
IrfanView (32-bit) Silent Uninstall on 64-bit System
"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\IrfanView\iv_uninstall.exe" /silent |
IrfanView (64-bit) Silent Uninstall on 64-bit System
"%ProgramFiles%\IrfanView\iv_uninstall.exe" /silent |
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.