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Last modified by teamwire001 on 2026/07/08 06:34
From version 6.1
edited by teamwire001
on 2026/07/08 06:34
Change comment: DOC-573
To version 4.1
edited by teamwire001
on 2025/08/19 08:19
Change comment: DOC-434

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2 2  
3 3  = Quiet installation =
4 4  
5 +{{tabs idsToLabels="install1=Desktop 4, install2=Until Desktop 3.4.3"/}}
6 +
7 +(% id="install1" %)
8 +(((
5 5  Microsoft Windows Installer is an installation and configuration service provided with Windows. It allows to run processes with the Windows command {{code language="none"}}msiexec{{/code}} without any user interaction.
6 6  
7 7  The {{code language="none"}}msiexec{{/code}} **display options** allow a quiet installation. All available parameters can be found here: [[Microsoft ~> msiexec ~> Display options>>url:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/msiexec#display-options||rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]]
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14 14  {{/code}}
15 15  
16 16  Example: {{code language="none"}}msiexec.exe /i "C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads\teamwire-setup.msi" /qn{{/code}}
21 +)))
17 17  
23 +(% id="install2" %)
24 +(((
25 +You can install Teamwire in silent mode from a command line to avoid user interaction during the process.
18 18  
27 +Therefore the command syntax is
28 +
29 +{{code language="none"}}
30 +start "" /WAIT Teamwire-setup_XXX.exe /S [optional parameters] /D=<path>
31 +{{/code}}
32 +
33 +Please enter the path to the Teamwire setup file and use the option ##/D## to define a directory in which Teamwire is going to install its further contents.
34 +
35 +Example:
36 +
37 +{{code language="none"}}
38 +start "" /WAIT Teamwire-setup_1.10.0.exe /S /D=C:\Program Files (x86)\Teamwire\
39 +{{/code}}
40 +
41 +An app shortcut will be created automatically and can be found in the Teamwire software directory.
42 +
43 +The shortcut's target for the default installation is {{code language="none"}}"<app_directory>\Teamwire\nw.exe" "<app_directory>\Teamwire\app"{{/code}}
44 +
45 +{{info}}
46 +Please note, the ##/D## option must be the **last parameter used** in the command line and **must not contain any quotation marks** even if the path contains spaces.
47 +{{/info}}
48 +)))
49 +
50 +
19 19  {{id name="4-installcontext"/}}
20 20  
21 21  == Installation context ==
22 22  
55 +{{tabs idsToLabels="context1=Desktop 4, context2=Until Desktop 3.4.3"/}}
56 +
57 +(% id="context1" %)
58 +(((
23 23  Microsoft Windows Installer is an installation and configuration service provided with Windows. It allows to run processes with the Windows command {{code language="none"}}msiexec{{/code}} without any user interaction.
24 24  
25 25  Windows Installer can install a package on a computer into two installation contexts: per-machine and per-user.
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64 64  {{/code}}
65 65  
66 66  Example: {{code language="none"}}msiexec.exe /i "C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads\teamwire-setup.msi" APPLICATIONFOLDER="C:\Teamwire"{{/code}}
103 +)))
67 67  
105 +(% id="context2" %)
106 +(((
107 +{{id name="roamingdir"/}}
68 68  
109 +(% class="numbox" %)A(%%) (% class="numbox-title" %)Roaming user data directory
110 +
111 +{{code language="none"}}/APPDATA=TRUE{{/code}} ## ##
112 +
113 +This is an optional parameter.
114 +
115 +By default, the user's data is written to the ##%LOCALAPPDATA%## directory (##..\AppData\Local\##).
116 +
117 +In some corporate and virtual environments, a folder's content is deleted when the session is closed. In order to write into ##%APPDATA%## directory (##..\AppData\Roaming\##), please add the ##/APPDATA=TRUE## argument to your command.
118 +
119 +Example:
120 +
121 +{{code language="none"}}
122 +start "" /WAIT Teamwire-setup_1.10.0.exe /S /APPDATA=TRUE /D=C:\Program Files (x86)\Teamwire\
123 +{{/code}}
124 +
125 +An app shortcut will be created automatically and can be found in the Teamwire software directory.
126 +
127 +The shortcut's target incl. the roaming directory is {{code language="none"}}"<app_directory>\Teamwire\nw.exe" "<app_directory>\Teamwire\app" --user-data-dir=%APPDATA%/Teamwire{{/code}}
128 +
129 +
130 +{{id name="customdir"/}}
131 +
132 +(% class="numbox" %)B(%%) (% class="numbox-title" %)Custom user data directory
133 +
134 +{{code language="none"}}/USERDATADIR=<path>{{/code}} ## ##
135 +
136 +This is an optional parameter.
137 +
138 +In case you need to store your user data to a different location due to your network environment or retention policies for local data, you are able to define a custom path (e.g. mapped home directory for your users) with the parameter ##/USERDATADIR##. **You will have to put the path in quotation marks.**
139 +
140 +The customised directories will not be created until the first run and registration. Please note, that despite the custom path of user data the original directories (##%LOCALAPPDATA%\Teamwire\User Data\Default\##) will still be created but do not contain any data.
141 +
142 +Example:
143 +
144 +{{code language="none"}}
145 +start "" /WAIT Teamwire-setup_1.10.0.exe /S /USERDATADIR="H:\TeamwireData\" /D=C:\Program Files (x86)\Teamwire\
146 +{{/code}}
147 +
148 +An app shortcut will be created automatically and can be found in the Teamwire software directory.
149 +
150 +The shortcut's target incl. the customised directory is {{code language="none"}}"<app_directory>\Teamwire\nw.exe" "<app_directory>\Teamwire\app" --user-data-dir="<userdata_directory>\Teamwire"{{/code}}
151 +
152 +
153 +
154 +{{id name="runonstartup"/}}
155 +
156 +(% class="numbox" %)C(%%) (% class="numbox-title" %)Run on startup
157 +
158 +{{code language="none"}}/STARTUP=TRUE{{/code}} ## ##
159 +
160 +This is an optional parameter.
161 +
162 +With this parameter you enable the feature to run Teamwire on Windows startup.
163 +
164 +Example:
165 +
166 +{{code language="none"}}
167 +start "" /WAIT Teamwire-setup_1.10.0.exe /S /STARTUP=TRUE /D=C:\Program Files (x86)\Teamwire\
168 +{{/code}}
169 +)))
170 +
171 +
69 69  {{id name="4-quietdeinstall"/}}
70 70  
71 71  = Quiet deinstallation =
72 72  
176 +{{tabs idsToLabels="deinstall1=Desktop 4, deinstall2=Until Desktop 3.4.3"/}}
177 +
178 +(% id="deinstall1" %)
179 +(((
73 73  Microsoft Windows Installer is an installation and configuration service provided with Windows. It allows to run processes with the Windows command {{code language="none"}}msiexec{{/code}} without any user interaction.
74 74  
75 75  The {{code language="none"}}msiexec{{/code}} **display options** allow a quiet deinstallation. All available parameters can be found here: [[Microsoft ~> msiexec ~> Display options>>url:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/msiexec#display-options||rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]]
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90 90  
91 91  **Example B:** {{code language="none"}}msiexec.exe /x "C:\Windows\Installer\34237a6a.msi" /qn{{/code}}
92 92  You use the MSI file cached by the system. By default, it's stored under ##%SystemRoot%\Installer##.
200 +)))
93 93  
202 +(% id="deinstall2" %)
203 +(((
204 +You can deinstall Teamwire in silent mode from a command line to avoid user interaction during the process.
94 94  
206 +Therefore the command syntax is
207 +
208 +{{code language="none"}}
209 +start "" /WAIT "<path>\uninstall.exe" /S
210 +{{/code}}
211 +
212 +Enter the path to the uninstalling file, which is located in the Teamwire root directory. **You will have to put the path in quotation marks.**
213 +
214 +Example: {{code language="none"}}start "" /WAIT "C:\Program Files (x86)\Teamwire\uninstall.exe" /S{{/code}}
215 +
216 +{{info}}
217 +Please note, the user data is not being removed for all users but the user performing the local deinstallation.
218 +{{/info}}
219 +)))
220 +
95 95  ## ##