The Screaming Frog SEO Spider is a website crawler that helps you improve onsite SEO by auditing for common SEO issues. This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to perform a silent installation of Screaming Frog SEO Spider from the command line using the EXE installer.
How to Install Screaming Frog SEO Spider Silently
Screaming Frog SEO Spider Silent Install (EXE)
- Navigate to: https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/
- Download & Copy the ScreamingFrogSEOSpider-x.y.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: ScreamingFrogSEOSpider-x.y.exe /S
- Press Enter
After a few moments you will find Screaming Frog SEO Spider entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
| Software Title: | Screaming Frog SEO Spider |
| Vendor: | Screaming Frog Ltd |
| Architecture: | x86 |
| Installer Type: | EXE |
| Silent Install Switch: | ScreamingFrogSEOSpider-x.y.exe /S |
| Silent Uninstall Switch (32-bit System) | "%ProgramFiles%\Screaming Frog SEO Spider\uninstall.exe" /S |
| Silent Uninstall Switch (64-bit System) | "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Screaming Frog SEO Spider\uninstall.exe" /S |
| Download Link: | https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/ |
| PowerShell Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/screaming-frog-seo-spider-install-and-uninstall-powershell/ |
| Detection Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/create-a-custom-detection-script-for-screaming-frog-seo-spider-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. Continue reading if you are interested in additional details and configurations.
Additional Configurations
Change the Screaming Frog SEO Spider Default Installation Directory
You can change the default installation directory by using the following command line parameters. In this example, I’m installing Screaming Frog SEO Spider to “C:\Screaming Frog SEO Spider”.
ScreamingFrogSEOSpider-x.y.exe /S /D=C:\Screaming Frog SEO Spider |
Suppress the Screaming Frog SEO Spider EULA Prompt
- Open Notepad or your favorite text editor
- Add the following line:
eula.accepted=13- Save the file to C:\Downloads and name it: spider.config
- 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 ".\spider.config" "%USERPROFILE%\.ScreamingFrogSEOSpider\" |
Disable Screaming Frog SEO Spider Automatic Update Checks
- Open Notepad or your favorite text editor
- Add the following line:
updatechecker.enabled=false- Save the file to C:\Downloads and name it: spider.config
- 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 ".\spider.config" "%USERPROFILE%\.ScreamingFrogSEOSpider\" |
How to Uninstall Screaming Frog SEO Spider Silently
Check out the following posts for a scripted solution:
| Screaming Frog SEO Spider Install and Uninstall (PowerShell) |
| Screaming Frog SEO Spider Silent Uninstall (PowerShell) |
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Enter one of the following commands:
Screaming Frog SEO Spider Silent Uninstall (EXE) on 32-bit System
"%ProgramFiles%\Screaming Frog SEO Spider\uninstall.exe" /S |
Screaming Frog SEO Spider Silent Uninstall (EXE) on 64-bit System
"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Screaming Frog SEO Spider\uninstall.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.
