The Kea Coloring Book is a fun coloring book game that lets kids color in coloring pages using a bucket fill, freehand brush, or the special magic brush (which stays inside the lines). This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to perform a silent installation of the Kea Coloring Book from the command line using the EXE installer.
How to Install the Kea Coloring Book Silently
Kea Coloring Book Silent Install (EXE)
- Navigate to: https://www.keacoloringbook.com/windows/
- 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: dl41colorsetup.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART
- Press Enter
After a few moments you should see the Kea Coloring Book Desktop Shortcut appear. You will also find entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
| Software Title: | Kea Coloring Book |
| Vendor: | Kea Software |
| Architecture: | x86 |
| Installer Type: | EXE |
| Silent Install Switch: | dl41colorsetup.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
| Silent Uninstall Switch (32-bit System) | "%ProgramFiles%\Kea\ColoringBook\unins000.exe" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
| Silent Uninstall Switch (64-bit System) | "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Kea\ColoringBook\unins000.exe" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
| Download Link: | https://www.keacoloringbook.com/windows/ |
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
Create an Installation Log File
The Kea Coloring Book installer offers the option to generate a log file during installation to assist with troubleshooting should any problems arise. You can use the following command to create a verbose log file with details about the installation.
Kea Coloring Book Silent Install (EXE) with Logging
dl41colorsetup.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART /LOG="%WINDIR%\Temp\KeaColoringBook-Install.log" |
Change Default Installation Directory
You can also change the default installation directory by using the following command line parameters. In this example, I’m installing Kea Coloring Book to “C:\Kea\ColoringBook”
dl41colorsetup.exe /DIR="C:\Kea\ColoringBook" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
Exclude Desktop Shortcut During Install
The Kea Coloring Book installer creates a desktop shortcut by default. If you do not want the desktop shortcut, then you can run the following command line switches to exclude it.
Kea Coloring Book Silent Install (EXE) with No Desktop Shortcut
dl41colorsetup.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART /MERGETASKS=!desktopicon |
How to Uninstall the Kea Coloring Book Silently
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Enter one of the following commands:
Kea Coloring Book Silent Uninstall (EXE) on 32-bit System
"%ProgramFiles%\Kea\ColoringBook\unins000.exe" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
Kea Coloring Book Silent Uninstall (EXE) on 64-bit System
"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Kea\ColoringBook\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.
