Yodel is a cloud-based business phone system designed to help small to large organizations manage calls and contacts. Key features include canned responses, speech recognition, call recording, conference calling, notifications, and comments. This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to perform a silent installation of Yodel from the command line using the EXE installer.
How to Install Yodel Silently
Yodel Silent Install (EXE)
- Navigate to: https://releases.yodel.io/desktop-app/Yodel-latest.exe
- Download & Copy the Yodel-x.y.z.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: Yodel-x.y.z.exe /S
- Press Enter
After a few moments you should see the Yodel Desktop Shortcut appear. You will also find entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
| Software Title: | Yodel |
| Vendor: | Yodel |
| Architecture: | x86_x64 |
| Installer Type: | EXE |
| Silent Install Switch: | Yodel-x.y.z.exe /S |
| Silent Uninstall Switch: | "%LocalAppData%\Programs\Yodel\Uninstall Yodel.exe" /S |
| Download Link: | https://releases.yodel.io/desktop-app/Yodel-latest.exe |
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 Default Installation Directory
You can also change the default installation directory by using the following command line parameters. In this example, I’m installing Yodel to “C:\Yodel”
Yodel-x.y.z.exe /S /D="C:\Program Files\Yodel" |
How to Uninstall Yodel Silently
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Enter the following command:
Yodel Silent Uninstall (EXE)
"%LocalAppData%\Programs\Yodel\Uninstall Yodel.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.