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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 4.2
edited by teamwire001
on 2025/09/11 14:59
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 +(% style="border-color:var(--gili_blue_300)" %)
51 +----
52 +
53 +
19 19  {{id name="4-installcontext"/}}
20 20  
21 21  == Installation context ==
22 22  
58 +{{tabs idsToLabels="context1=Desktop 4, context2=Until Desktop 3.4.3"/}}
59 +
60 +(% id="context1" %)
61 +(((
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}}
106 +)))
67 67  
108 +(% id="context2" %)
109 +(((
110 +{{id name="roamingdir"/}}
68 68  
112 +(% class="numbox" %)A(%%) (% class="numbox-title" %)Roaming user data directory
113 +
114 +{{code language="none"}}/APPDATA=TRUE{{/code}} ## ##
115 +
116 +This is an optional parameter.
117 +
118 +By default, the user's data is written to the ##%LOCALAPPDATA%## directory (##..\AppData\Local\##).
119 +
120 +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.
121 +
122 +Example:
123 +
124 +{{code language="none"}}
125 +start "" /WAIT Teamwire-setup_1.10.0.exe /S /APPDATA=TRUE /D=C:\Program Files (x86)\Teamwire\
126 +{{/code}}
127 +
128 +An app shortcut will be created automatically and can be found in the Teamwire software directory.
129 +
130 +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}}
131 +
132 +
133 +{{id name="customdir"/}}
134 +
135 +(% class="numbox" %)B(%%) (% class="numbox-title" %)Custom user data directory
136 +
137 +{{code language="none"}}/USERDATADIR=<path>{{/code}} ## ##
138 +
139 +This is an optional parameter.
140 +
141 +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.**
142 +
143 +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.
144 +
145 +Example:
146 +
147 +{{code language="none"}}
148 +start "" /WAIT Teamwire-setup_1.10.0.exe /S /USERDATADIR="H:\TeamwireData\" /D=C:\Program Files (x86)\Teamwire\
149 +{{/code}}
150 +
151 +An app shortcut will be created automatically and can be found in the Teamwire software directory.
152 +
153 +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}}
154 +
155 +
156 +
157 +{{id name="runonstartup"/}}
158 +
159 +(% class="numbox" %)C(%%) (% class="numbox-title" %)Run on startup
160 +
161 +{{code language="none"}}/STARTUP=TRUE{{/code}} ## ##
162 +
163 +This is an optional parameter.
164 +
165 +With this parameter you enable the feature to run Teamwire on Windows startup.
166 +
167 +Example:
168 +
169 +{{code language="none"}}
170 +start "" /WAIT Teamwire-setup_1.10.0.exe /S /STARTUP=TRUE /D=C:\Program Files (x86)\Teamwire\
171 +{{/code}}
172 +)))
173 +
174 +(% style="border-color:var(--gili_blue_300)" %)
175 +----
176 +
177 +
69 69  {{id name="4-quietdeinstall"/}}
70 70  
71 71  = Quiet deinstallation =
72 72  
182 +{{tabs idsToLabels="deinstall1=Desktop 4, deinstall2=Until Desktop 3.4.3"/}}
183 +
184 +(% id="deinstall1" %)
185 +(((
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##.
206 +)))
93 93  
208 +(% id="deinstall2" %)
209 +(((
210 +You can deinstall Teamwire in silent mode from a command line to avoid user interaction during the process.
94 94  
212 +Therefore the command syntax is
213 +
214 +{{code language="none"}}
215 +start "" /WAIT "<path>\uninstall.exe" /S
216 +{{/code}}
217 +
218 +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.**
219 +
220 +Example: {{code language="none"}}start "" /WAIT "C:\Program Files (x86)\Teamwire\uninstall.exe" /S{{/code}}
221 +
222 +{{info}}
223 +Please note, the user data is not being removed for all users but the user performing the local deinstallation.
224 +{{/info}}
225 +)))
226 +
227 +(% style="border-color:var(--gili_blue_300)" %)
228 +----
229 +
95 95  ## ##