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If you’ve been managing Windows systems for a while, you might remember using the wmic command to install products. Specifically, the command looks like this:

wmic product call install @{<ProductID>} or more commonly: wmic install

setup.exe /silent /verysilent # (Inno Setup) setup.exe /S # (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) If you’ve been managing Windows systems for a

Using wmic to Install Software (And Why You Should Stop) wmic install

wmic product where "name='My Software'" call install Yes, technically. wmic can interact with the Windows Installer (MSI) engine to install, repair, or uninstall products.

msiexec /i "C:\path\to\software.msi" /quiet /norestart