MuleSoft Anypoint Studio Silent Install (How-To Guide)

MuleSoft Anypoint Studio is a user-friendly IDE (integration development environment) used for designing and testing Mule applications. This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to perform a silent installation of MuleSoft Anypoint Studio from the command line using the ZIP file.

How to Install MuleSoft Anypoint Studio Silently

MuleSoft Anypoint Studio Silent Install

1. Navigate to: https://www.mulesoft.com/lp/dl/studio
2. Download the ZIP file to a folder created at (C:\Downloads)
3. Navigate to: https://www.7-zip.org/download.html
4. Click the Download link for the 64-bit x64 .exe
5. Download the EXE to a folder created at (C:\Downloads)
6. Navigate to: https://adoptopenjdk.net/
7. Download the Windows x64 version of your choice
8. Download the MSI to a folder created at (C:\Downloads)
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 commands:

7z2107-x64.exe /S

MsiExec.exe /i OpenJDKxxx-jdk_x64_windows_hotspot_x.y.z_x.msi ALLUSERS=1 /qn

"%ProgramFiles%\7-Zip\7z.exe" x -o"C:\" ".\AnypointStudio-x.y.z-win64.zip"

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Create an Anypoint Studio Start Menu Shortcut with Windows PowerShell

• Open Notepad or your favorite text editor
• Add the following lines:

$TargetFile = "$envSystemDrive\AnypointStudio\AnypointStudio.exe"
$ShortcutFile = "$envAllUsersProfile\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Anypoint Studio.lnk"
$WScriptShell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
$Shortcut = $WScriptShell.CreateShortcut($ShortcutFile)
$Shortcut.TargetPath = $TargetFile
$Shortcut.Save()

• Save the file to C:\Downloads\AnypointStudio and name it: AnypointStudioStartMenuSC.ps1
• Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
• Navigate to the C:\Downloads\AnypointStudio folder
• Enter the following command:
  • Powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -File ".\AnypointStudioStartMenuSC.ps1"

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Create an Anypoint Studio Desktop Shortcut with Windows PowerShell

• Open Notepad or your favorite text editor
• Add the following lines:

$TargetFile = "$envSystemDrive\AnypointStudio\AnypointStudio.exe"
$ShortcutFile = "$envCommonDesktop\Anypoint Studio.lnk"
$WScriptShell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
$Shortcut = $WScriptShell.CreateShortcut($ShortcutFile)
$Shortcut.TargetPath = $TargetFile
$Shortcut.Save()

• Save the file to C:\Downloads\AnypointStudio and name it: AnypointStudioDesktopSC.ps1
• Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
• Navigate to the C:\Downloads\AnypointStudio folder
• Enter the following command:
  • Powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -File ".\AnypointStudioDesktopSC.ps1"

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Software Title:	Anypoint Studio
Vendor:	MuleSoft
Architecture:	x86_x64
Installer Type:	EXE
Silent Install Switch (Step1)	7z2107-x64.exe /S
Silent Install Switch (Step2)	MsiExec.exe /i OpenJDKxxx-jdk_x64_windows_hotspot_x.y.z_x.msi ALLUSERS=1 /qn
Silent Install Switch (Step3)	"%ProgramFiles%\7-Zip\7z.exe" x -o"C:\" ".\AnypointStudio-x.y.z-win64.zip"
Silent Uninstall Switch:	RMDIR /Q /S "C:\AnypointStudio"
Download Link:	https://www.mulesoft.com/lp/dl/studio
PowerShell Script:	https://silentinstallhq.com/mulesoft-anypoint-studio-install-and-uninstall-powershell/
Detection Script:	https://silentinstallhq.com/create-a-custom-detection-script-for-mulesoft-anypoint-studio-powershell/

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.

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How to Uninstall MuleSoft Anypoint Studio Silently

Check out the following posts for a scripted solution:

MuleSoft Anypoint Studio Install and Uninstall (PowerShell)

MuleSoft Anypoint Studio Silent Uninstall (PowerShell)

1. Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
2. Enter the following sets of commands:

MuleSoft Anypoint Studio Silent Uninstall

TASKKILL /F /IM AnypointStudio.exe

RMDIR /Q /S "C:\AnypointStudio"

DEL "%PUBLIC%\Desktop\Anypoint Studio.lnk"

DEL "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Anypoint Studio.lnk"

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.