Pale Moon is an open-source web browser with an emphasis on customizability. This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to perform a silent installation of Pale Moon from the command line using the EXE installer.
How to Install Pale Moon Silently
Pale Moon 32-bit Silent Install (EXE)
- Navigate to: https://www.palemoon.org/download.shtml
- Select the 32-bit Download Installer
- Download the palemoon-x.y.z.win32.installer.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: palemoon-x.y.z.win32.installer.exe /S
- Press Enter
After a few moments you should see the Pale Moon Desktop Shortcut appear. You will also find entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
| Software Title: | Pale Moon (x86) |
| Vendor: | Moonchild Productions |
| Architecture: | 32-bit |
| Installer Type: | EXE |
| Silent Install Switch: | palemoon-x.y.z.win32.installer.exe /S |
| Silent Uninstall Switch (32-bit System) | "%ProgramFiles%\Pale Moon\uninstall\helper.exe" /S |
| Silent Uninstall Switch (64-bit System) | "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Pale Moon\uninstall\helper.exe" /S |
| Download Link: | https://www.palemoon.org/download.shtml |
| PowerShell Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/pale-moon-install-and-uninstall-powershell/ |
Pale Moon 64-bit Silent Install (EXE)
- Navigate to: https://www.palemoon.org/download.shtml
- Select the 64-bit Download Installer
- Download the palemoon-x.y.z.win64.installer.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: palemoon-x.y.z.win64.installer.exe /S
- Press Enter
After a few moments you should see the Pale Moon Desktop Shortcut appear. You will also find entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
| Software Title: | Pale Moon (x64) |
| Vendor: | Moonchild Productions |
| Architecture: | 64-bit |
| Installer Type: | EXE |
| Silent Install Switch: | palemoon-x.y.z.win64.installer.exe /S |
| Silent Uninstall Switch: | "%ProgramFiles%\Pale Moon\uninstall\helper.exe" /S |
| Download Link: | https://www.palemoon.org/download.shtml |
| PowerShell Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/pale-moon-install-and-uninstall-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.
How to Uninstall Pale Moon Silently
Check out the Pale Moon Install and Uninstall (PowerShell) post for a scripted solution.
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Enter one of the following commands:
Pale Moon 32-bit Silent Uninstall (EXE) on 32-bit System
"%ProgramFiles%\Pale Moon\uninstall\helper.exe" /S |
Pale Moon 32-bit Silent Uninstall (EXE) on 64-bit System
"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Pale Moon\uninstall\helper.exe" /S |
Pale Moon 64-bit Silent Uninstall (EXE) on 64-bit System
"%ProgramFiles%\Pale Moon\uninstall\helper.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.
