Microsoft PowerToys Silent Install (How-To Guide)

Published on: December 2, 2020 | Last Updated on: September 7, 2025 by

Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity. This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to perform a silent installation of Microsoft PowerToys from the command line using both the EXE & MSI installers.

How to Install Microsoft PowerToys Silently

Microsoft PowerToys (EXE) Silent Install

  1. Navigate to: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/
  2. Download the PowerToysSetup-x.y.z-x64.exe to a folder created at (C:\Downloads)
  3. Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
  4. Navigate to the C:\Downloads folder
  5. Enter the following command:
PowerToysSetup-x.y.z-x64.exe /install /quiet /norestart

After a few moments you will find Microsoft PowerToys entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.

Software Title:Microsoft PowerToys
Vendor:Microsoft Corporation
Version:0.53.1 & Newer
Architecture:x64
Installer Type:EXE
Silent Install Switch:PowerToysSetup-x.y.z-x64.exe /install /quiet /norestart
Silent Uninstall Switch:PowerToysSetup-x.y.z-x64.exe /uninstall /quiet /norestart
Repair Command:PowerToysSetup-x.y.z-x64.exe /repair /quiet /norestart
Download Link:https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/
PowerShell Script:Microsoft PowerToys | PowerShell Script
PSADT v4:Microsoft PowerToys | PSADT v4
Detection Script:Microsoft PowerToys | Custom Detection Script

Microsoft PowerToys (EXE) Silent Install (Versions 0.23.0 – 0.51.1)

  1. Navigate to: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/
  2. Select the version of your choice
  3. Download the PowerToysSetup-x.y.z-x64.exe to a folder created at (C:\Downloads)
  4. Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
  5. Navigate to the C:\Downloads folder
  6. Enter the following command:  PowerToysSetup-x.y.z-x64.exe --silent
  7. Press Enter

After a few moments you will find Microsoft PowerToys entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.

Software Title:Microsoft PowerToys
Vendor:Microsoft Corporation
Version:0.23.0 – 0.51.1
Architecture:x64
Installer Type:EXE
Silent Install Switch:PowerToysSetup-x.y.z-x64.exe --silent
Silent Uninstall Switch:See Uninstall Section at Bottom of Post
Download Link:https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/
PowerShell Script:Microsoft PowerToys | PowerShell Script
PSADT v4:Microsoft PowerToys | PSADT v4
Detection Script:Microsoft PowerToys | Custom Detection Script

Microsoft PowerToys (MSI) Silent Install (Versions 0.23.0 – 0.51.1)

  1. Navigate to: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/
  2. Select the version of your choice
  3. Download the PowerToysSetup-x.y.z-x64.exe to a folder created at (C:\Downloads)
  4. Manually Launch PowerToysSetup-x.y.z-x64.exe
  5. When you see the Welcome to the PowerToys Setup Wizard screen, navigate to “%LocalAppData%\Temp” directory
  6. Copy the windowsdesktop-runtime.exe & PowerToysBootstrappedInstaller-w.x.y.z.msi to C:\Downloads
  7. Cancel & Exit out of PowerToys Wizard
  8. Uninstall Microsoft Windows Desktop Runtime from Control Panel (if present)
  9. Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
  10. Navigate to the C:\Downloads folder
  11. Enter the following command:
    • windowsdesktop-runtime.exe /install /quiet /norestart
  12. Press Enter
  13. Enter the following command:
    • MsiExec.exe /i PowerToysBootstrappedInstaller-w.x.y.z.msi /qn
  14. Press Enter

After a few moments you will find Microsoft PowerToys entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.

Software Title:Microsoft PowerToys
Vendor:Microsoft Corporation
Version:0.23.0 – 0.51.1
Architecture:x64
Installer Type:MSI
Silent Install Switch (Step 1)windowsdesktop-runtime.exe /install /quiet /norestart
Silent Install Switch (Step 2)MsiExec.exe /i PowerToysBootstrappedInstaller-w.x.y.z.msi /qn
Silent Uninstall Switch:MsiExec.exe /x PowerToysBootstrappedInstaller-w.x.y.z.msi /qn
Repair Command:MsiExec.exe /fa PowerToysBootstrappedInstaller-w.x.y.z.msi /qn
Download Link:https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/
PowerShell Script:Microsoft PowerToys | PowerShell Script
PSADT v4:Microsoft PowerToys | PSADT v4
Detection Script:Microsoft PowerToys | Custom Detection Script

Microsoft PowerToys (MSI) Silent Install (Version 0.21.1 & Older)

  1. Navigate to: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/
  2. Select the version of your choice
  3. Download the PowerToysSetup-x.y.z-x64.msi to a folder created at (C:\Downloads)
  4. Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
  5. Navigate to the C:\Downloads folder
  6. Enter the following command: MsiExec.exe /i PowerToysSetup-x.y.z-x64.msi /qn
  7. Press Enter

After a few moments you will find Microsoft PowerToys entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.

Software Title:Microsoft PowerToys
Vendor:Microsoft Corporation
Version:0.21.1 & Older
Architecture:x64
Installer Type:MSI
Silent Install Switch:MsiExec.exe /i PowerToysSetup-x.y.z-x64.msi /qn
Silent Uninstall Switch:MsiExec.exe /x PowerToysSetup-x.y.z-x64.msi /qn
Repair Command:MsiExec.exe /fa PowerToysSetup-x.y.z-x64.msi /qn
Download Link:https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/
PowerShell Script:Microsoft PowerToys | PowerShell Script
PSADT v4:Microsoft PowerToys | PSADT v4
Detection Script:Microsoft PowerToys | 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

Create a Microsoft PowerToys Installation Log File

The Microsoft PowerToys 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.

Microsoft PowerToys (EXE) Silent Install with Logging (Versions 0.53.1 & Newer)

PowerToysSetup-x.y.z-x64.exe /install /quiet /norestart /log "%WINDIR%\Temp\PowerToys-Install.log"

Microsoft PowerToys (MSI) Silent Install with Logging

MsiExec.exe /i PowerToysSetup-x.y.z-x64.msi /qn /L*v "%WINDIR%\Temp\PowerToys-Install.log"

Do Not Launch PowerToys After Installation (Versions 0.23.0 – 0.51.1)

PowerToysSetup-x.y.z-x64.exe --silent --no_start_pt

Skip .NET 3.x Installation (Versions 0.23.0 – 0.51.1)

PowerToysSetup-x.y.z-x64.exe --silent --skip_dotnet_install

Disable Downloading PowerToys Updates Automatically

  • Open Notepad or your favorite text editor
  • Add the following line:
{"download_updates_automatically":false}
  • Save the file to C:\Downloads and name it: settings.json
  • 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:
xcopy /y ".\settings.json" "%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\PowerToys\"

How to Uninstall Microsoft PowerToys Silently

Check out the following posts for a scripted solution:

Microsoft PowerToys Install and Uninstall (PSADT v4)
Microsoft PowerToys Install and Uninstall (PowerShell)
Microsoft PowerToys Silent Uninstall (PowerShell)
  1. Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
  2. Enter one of the following commands:

Microsoft PowerToys (EXE) Silent Uninstall (Version 0.53.1 & Newer)

PowerToysSetup-x.y.z-x64.exe /uninstall /quiet /norestart
VersionPowerToys Silent Uninstall String
0.51.1MsiExec.exe /x {DAA80B28-95F8-4E2C-BED4-3446474AEDA4} /qn
0.51.0MsiExec.exe /x {6DA01911-1F46-4D53-B9EE-8BB06B13D613} /qn
0.49.1MsiExec.exe /x {425A33F8-930E-4F8C-8D4F-62854CCAECC3} /qn
0.49.0MsiExec.exe /x {609A6E5C-F0DA-4602-9159-CAD9A1AFB978} /qn
0.48.1MsiExec.exe /x {C0D5870B-4964-4E44-97F2-D0F1D2C13B14} /qn
0.47.1MsiExec.exe /x {916D6700-2270-4DD8-B1F9-BC7F951B49F3} /qn
0.47.0MsiExec.exe /x {E42CA5D6-208C-438D-8751-375F708C104D} /qn
0.46.0MsiExec.exe /x {F19FF3E5-9743-4268-9D51-155B007C81ED} /qn
0.45.0MsiExec.exe /x {B3A4E585-5157-49AE-98FA-234D2E1BDD75} /qn
0.43.0MsiExec.exe /x {DED29EDD-F6DE-4B52-B070-260055565001} /qn
0.41.4MsiExec.exe /x {C3F0E458-1DEF-4118-89B6-B80E5A46DFE0} /qn
0.41.3MsiExec.exe /x {4A3949D5-8C9F-46D1-BBA6-921B56A90A23} /qn
0.41.2MsiExec.exe /x {3E02622B-1146-4640-B46C-C83315C2E858} /qn
0.37.2MsiExec.exe /x {76C2F219-2C72-4DBD-BC9E-F6DAE909AAB6} /qn
0.37.0MsiExec.exe /x {51CBAD6C-E458-46AC-B10E-997DA6C9FD4E} /qn
0.35.0MsiExec.exe /x {28C1DE41-8926-479A-901C-A5C9E2CE469B} /qn
0.33.1MsiExec.exe /x {21EFEBE5-45DF-479D-8ED1-BF733D4315BB} /qn
0.31.2MsiExec.exe /x {FB5F92BF-39E2-4757-A744-55D2D28E9BEF} /qn
0.31.1MsiExec.exe /x {174AD64A-220A-4CB9-ABDC-A13E3243DD09} /qn
0.29.3MsiExec.exe /x {06FB95EE-F4F6-4F61-9BDA-2D94BEFB46D3} /qn
0.29.0MsiExec.exe /x {94ED1A4A-5BE4-4B22-9452-ADACD3B146EA} /qn
0.28.0MsiExec.exe /x {EAC93E54-3B45-4989-A8BA-EC80155A03AA} /qn
0.27.1MsiExec.exe /x {3E993172-002F-4D62-BC26-8A3B0F036F7F} /qn
0.27.0MsiExec.exe /x {189FBBB3-1E68-4EE4-8D89-7BDF0F4D4E30} /qn
0.25.0MsiExec.exe /x {89EB699B-A751-4D6F-ACB1-E8D5DDA4D531} /qn
0.23.2MsiExec.exe /x {42B24CC6-4F1F-4BE1-868E-46F6E463BB0E} /qn
0.23.0MsiExec.exe /x {D6CA302C-BA91-489F-B025-02616E74B81C} /qn
0.21.1MsiExec.exe /x {D3959CF6-0284-40C0-BB4C-D50A1D72342F} /qn
0.20.1MsiExec.exe /x {B838E9AD-531C-43A5-B0F8-2A6C2759E84F} /qn
0.19.2MsiExec.exe /x {3EFDE709-F7B5-4AC9-8263-80D74FE75EB0} /qn
0.19.1MsiExec.exe /x {F7B25FFF-87C5-4121-9C44-D2980AAF476C} /qn
0.19.0MsiExec.exe /x {C9EA6CF4-135E-416A-9D43-48AB00212CBB} /qn
0.18.2MsiExec.exe /x {A8D7E634-5C5A-4A23-B998-F3A213E3D5FA} /qn
0.18.1MsiExec.exe /x {CDDC27B3-9C3C-4BF3-9E4A-27F2D0EA1765} /qn
0.18.0MsiExec.exe /x {1517B615-E3A4-4590-9479-ED18FF30F24E} /qn
0.17.0MsiExec.exe /x {34B30ED8-9F6B-4E85-9F57-7AD257B161C8} /qn
0.16.1MsiExec.exe /x {DAA1ABA4-1DDC-456D-ADF7-D803BB92AAD4} /qn
0.16.0MsiExec.exe /x {EFC7D4A7-3BDC-4E54-A8DC-0CBD69270EA1} /qn
0.15.2MsiExec.exe /x {B6B7DDDB-1FF6-47F6-AB32-457052610E19} /qn
0.15.1MsiExec.exe /x {8588EF11-9A4D-4075-9369-B6238344AB57} /qn
0.14.1MsiExec.exe /x {43588760-2C63-4E9A-B751-88330C677FE9} /qn
0.13.0MsiExec.exe /x {E57CB8F0-7B9D-42A7-A3E0-68CCB8D27437} /qn
0.12.0MsiExec.exe /x {444B57E2-3F21-4B39-A703-D4D0A561A12A} /qn
0.11.0MsiExec.exe /x {B1D89399-7B59-4256-812C-EA4255AB7A92} /qn

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