PhotoPad Image Editor Silent Install (How-To Guide)

PhotoPad Image Editor provides a fast and easy way to edit your digital photos. This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to perform a silent installation of PhotoPad Image Editor from the command line using the EXE installer.

How to Install PhotoPad Image Editor Silently

PhotoPad Image Editor Silent Install (EXE)

  1. Navigate to: https://www.nchsoftware.com/photoeditor/index.html
  2. Download & Copy the PhotoPadPhotoEditingSoftware.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: PhotoPadPhotoEditingSoftware.exe -LQUIET
  6. Press Enter

After a few moments you should see the PhotoPad Image Editor Desktop Shortcut appear. You will also find entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.

Software Title:PhotoPad Image Editor
Vendor:NCH Software
Architecture:x86
Installer Type:EXE
Silent Install Switch:PhotoPadPhotoEditingSoftware.exe -LQUIET
Silent Uninstall Switch (32-bit System)"%ProgramFiles%\NCH Software\PhotoPad\photopad.exe" -uninstall -quiet
Silent Uninstall Switch (64-bit System)"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\NCH Software\PhotoPad\photopad.exe" -uninstall -quiet
Download Link:https://www.nchsoftware.com/photoeditor/index.html
PowerShell Script:https://silentinstallhq.com/photopad-image-editor-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 PhotoPad Image Editor Silently

Check out the PhotoPad Image Editor Install and Uninstall (PowerShell) post for a scripted solution.

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

PhotoPad Image Editor Silent Uninstall (EXE) on 32-bit System

"%ProgramFiles%\NCH Software\PhotoPad\photopad.exe" -uninstall -quiet

PhotoPad Image Editor Silent Uninstall (EXE) on 64-bit System

"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\NCH Software\PhotoPad\photopad.exe" -uninstall -quiet

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.