Npm Install Parameters
Dorothy Parrott
Not all commands or parameters work in each of these situations, and any special caveats or exceptions are documented. Furthermore, in some scenarios you may not have access to all of these executables described above. For example, client machines may only have the installer available for programmatic execution if Visual Studio was installed via a layout.
To get the latest bootstrappers for Visual Studio 2022 that always install the latest version of the Current channel, download one of the files in the following table. Alternatively, if you want to install a specific version or a specific channel of Visual Studio 2022, go to the Visual Studio 2022 Release History page, which has links to the fixed version bootstrappers for each servicing release.
If you previously downloaded a bootstrapper file and want to verify what version it will install, here's how. In Windows, open File Explorer, right-click the bootstrapper file, choose Properties and then choose the Details tab. The Product version field will describe the channel and version that the bootstrapper will install. The version number should always be read as "latest servicing version of what is specified", and the channel is Current unless explicitly specified. So, a bootstrapper with a Product version of LTSC 17.0 will install the latest 17.0.x servicing release that is available on the 17.0 LTSC channel. A bootstrapper with a Product version that simply says Visual Studio 2022 will install the latest version of Visual Studio 2022 on the Current channel.
When invoking the Visual Studio bootstrapper or the installer programmatically to install the product or to maintain a layout, the first parameter is the command (the verb) that describes the operation to perform. The subsequent optional command line parameters, which are all prefixed by two dashes (--), further define how that operation is supposed to happen. All Visual Studio command-line parameters are case-insensitive, and more examples can be found on the Command-line parameter examples page.
All layout management operations are run using the bootstrapper exe and they assume that the command is the default Install (blank), regardless of if you're creating or updating a layout. So, all layout management operations should start with the initial required --layout parameter. The table below describes the other parameters you can use to create or update a layout using the command line.
You can modify the update settings and programmatically configure the source location of updates for a given instance of Visual Studio by using either the installer or the bootstrapper on the client machine, and passing in the modifySettings command and the desired update channel.
On the client, if you download the Administrator Update into your installation directory on your client machine, you can just double-click on the file to apply the update. You can also open a command window and pass some of the parameters below to change the default behavior.
If you're deploying the administrator update through Microsoft Endpoint Manager (SCCM), you can modify the package to adjust the behavior by using the parameters below. You can also control the parameters via a configuration file on the client machine. For more information, refer to Methods for configuring an administrator update
However, if you want to customize the installation and specify additional workloads and components to acquire during initial installation, you can use winget's --override switch alongside winget's install command, and pass in an exported vsconfig file that contains the workloads and components to add:
If you already have Visual Studio installed on your machine, then it's possible to use winget's configure command along with the Visual Studio PowerShell DSC provider, a yaml file, and a .vsconfig file to add components to an existing Visual Studio installation. Winget's configure command essentially acts as a Visual Studio "modify" operation.
It's not possible to use either the --override switch or the Visual Studio DSC provider alongside winget's upgrade command, as upgrade essentially just acts as a Visual Studio "update" operation and installs the latest version of components you have already selected. You can't add components via an update/upgrade. You need to use winget's configure to add components.
Note that Visual Studio Installer operations currently require administrator privileges, so winget will prompt you to elevate your privileges if necessary to complete the command. Also, it's currently not possible to use winget to install multiple editions (that is, different SKUs) or multiple instances of the same SKU at the same time on a client machine. Lastly, Visual Studio must be closed if you're going to configure (modify) it to add components, or upgrade it to the latest version.
Each operation generates several log files in the %TEMP% directory that indicate the progress of the installation. Sort the folder by date and look for files that begin with dd_bootstrapper, dd_client, and dd_setup for the bootstrapper, the installer app, and the setup engine, respectively.
A silent (or unattended) installation is the ability to install an application package, most frequently an MSI or an EXE, without any user interaction. This means that the user will no longer need to go through the install wizard (and click Next multiple times). The application will be installed automatically by calling the installer with specific silent install parameters.
Imagine a company with more than 1000 users and computers where you need to install an application on all machines but most of the users are not necessarily tech-savvy. It wouldn't make sense to use a CD/USB stick and manually install the application by yourself because it will take ages.
We can assume that in Enterprise environments, some users would be able to install the app, but the majority may not have the technical knowledge or administrative privileges to install software by themselves.
The user will just have to make a request for a specific software (usually in the ticketing system or in the application catalog if implemented) and it will be automatically installed on their machine.
There are two main Windows installer package formats: EXE and MSI. Depending on the format, the way to install the application silently will differ and in some cases, you will not be able to silently install an application at all.
Besides MSI and EXE, the newest format that Microsoft released, is the MSIX which is automatically installed silently when it is integrated into deployment tools such as Configuration Manager or Endpoint Manager.
In addition to the silent installation parameters, an MSI accepts properties. So, for instance, you can tell your MSI application where the install location should be by typing the INSTALLDIR property from the following command line:
When it comes to the .exe format type of installer, compared to the MSI, there is no standard process regarding silent install parameters. These parameters will vary depending on the software that was used to create the setup installer.
Usually, in the installation wizard, you can notice which tool/packaging program was used to package the installer. With this information, you can go to the official website of the tool and search for the default installation parameters.
The Advanced Installer Repackager allows you to capture software installation and/or OS changes by performing a comparison between an initial and a final system snapshot. The result can then be built into a new installation package (32 or 64 bit), as an MSI, MSIX, or App-V installer.
To trigger a silent installation of a setup.exe with Advanced Installer, you need to use the /exenoui install parameter. Besides setting the install display level of the main setup, this parameter also controls the display level of the MSI or EXE packages included as prerequisites in a bootstrapper Advanced Installer project.
For more details, you can check out our comprehensive guide on how to create a suite installation and how to silently install the SQL Server Express 2019 Prerequisite into the main installation package.
Silent installations are a great way to install software. This type of installation is especially useful for businesses that want to deploy their software on multiple computers without the need for user input or interaction.
Use the /norestart or /forcerestart standard command-line options to control reboots. If no reboot option is specified, the installer restarts the computer whenever necessary without displaying any prompt or warning to the user.
Passive display option. The installer displays a progress bar to the user that indicates that an installation is in progress, but displays no prompts or error messages to the user. The user can't cancel the installation.
Prompt before restarting option. Displays a message that a restart is required to complete the installation and asks the user whether to restart the system now. You can't use this option with the /quiet option.
Log option. Writes logging information into a log file at the specified existing path. The path to the log file location must already exist. The installer doesn't create the directory structure for the log file.
I have packaged my application into an RPM package, say, myapp.rpm. While installing this application, I would like to receive some inputs from the user (an example for input could be - environment where the app is getting installed - "dev", "qa", "uat", "prod"). Based on the input, the application will install the appropriate files. Is there a way to pass parameters while installing the application?
In general, RPM packages should not require user interaction. Time and time again, the RPM folks have stated that it is an explicit design goal of RPM to not have interactive installs. For packages that need some sort of input before first use, you typically ask for this information on first use, our you put it all in config files with macros or something and tell your users that they will have to configure the application before it is usable.
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