Run exe with custom arguments using powershell

Question

I need to run(install) an exe which takes some custom parameter (arguments)

install.exe --no-prompt -u username -p password

The above command is provided by the 3rd party team to allow silent installation of the agent

Since I am trying to install this via powershell, I want to know how to pass the custom parameters.

Note: This exe is a 3rd party component. I can run command to install an exe with credentials object. But the same is not working in this case.

Need clarification of what precisely you mean by "I want to know how to pass the custom parameters". — Bill_Stewart
– Bill_Stewart, Commented Mar 30, 2017 at 17:10

lit · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-30 17:18:59Z

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Executables can be run in PowerShell. Try:

& install.exe --no-prompt -u username -p password

It might require giving a full path to the executable.

& C:\Users\me\Downloads\newapp\install.exe --no-prompt -u username -p password

If this does not do it, be sure to copy and paste any messages into the question.

answered Mar 30, 2017 at 17:18

lit

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The & (invocation) operator isn't strictly necessary if the command to run doesn't contain one or more spaces.

dbso · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-31 08:05:51Z

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Start-Process -FilePath C:\run.exe -ArgumentList "--no-prompt -u username -p password"

answered Mar 31, 2017 at 8:05

dbso

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