PDF-XChange Editor offers one of the fastest and most feature-rich options available worldwide to create, view, edit and annotate PDF files. This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to perform a silent installation of PDF-XChange Editor from the command line using the both the EXE & MSI installers.
Select Zipped EXE Installer (32/64 bit) from Download drop-down
Download& Copy the PDFXVEx.zip to a folder created at (C:\Downloads)
Extract the PDFXVEx.exe from PDFXVEx.zip using 7-Zip to 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: PDFXVEx.exe /install /quiet /norestart
Press Enter
After a few moments you should see the PDF-XChange Editor Desktop Shortcut appear. You will also find entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
Select the 32 bit MSI Installer from the drop-down
Download the EditorVx.x86.msi 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: MsiExec.exe /i EditorVx.x86.msi /qn
Press Enter
After a few moments you should see the PDF-XChange Editor Desktop Shortcut appear. You will also find entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
Select the 64 bit MSI Installer from the drop-down
Download the EditorVx.x64.msi 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: MsiExec.exe /i EditorVx.x64.msi /qn
Press Enter
After a few moments you should see the PDF-XChange Editor Desktop Shortcut appear. You will also find entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
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 PDF-XChange Editor Installation Log File
The PDF-XChange Editor installers offer 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.
Change the PDF-XChange Editor Default Installation Directory
You can also change the default installation directory by using the following command line parameters. In this example, I’m installing PDF-XChange Editor to “C:\Tracker Software\PDF Editor”
Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
Enter one of the following commands:
PDF-XChange Editor Silent Uninstall (EXE)
PDFXVEx.exe /uninstall /quiet /norestart
PDF-XChange Editor Silent Uninstall (MSI) on 32-bit Systems
MsiExec.exe /x EditorVx.x86.msi /qn
PDF-XChange Editor Silent Uninstall (MSI) on 64-bit Systems
MsiExec.exe /x EditorVx.x64.msi /qn
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.
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