In system administration, the task often arises of installing a program on dozens or even hundreds of computers without unnecessary clicks and dialog boxes. Usually, silent installation keys or silent install parameters are used for this (silent install), but what if the required application doesn’t have such parameters?
In this article, we will look at a step-by-step method for silently installing any software, even if it does not support silent installation via command-line parameters. To do this, we will use Silent Install Builder 6.
Run the tool and follow these steps:
1. Create a package.
2. Click ‘Install.’
3. Click ‘Add.’
If the application does not have a silent installation switch, we write a user interface recording script.
Select ‘UI Automation Script’ and click ‘Record’.
UI Automation Script is a script that simulates user actions in a program’s graphical interface, automating installation or configuration without directly intercepting system control.
Follow the Silent Install Builder instructions to record all the steps.
The result of recording all the steps looks like this. Click OK.
Let’s briefly list the pros and cons of this method.
The UI Automation Script method in Silent Install Builder 6 does indeed allow silent installation even for programs that do not have silent install switches. However, it has a certain limitation and drawbacks:
Some installers operate in a non-standard way, change the window structure, or implement protection during the installation process, which can make their automation unstable.
Download Silent Install Builder 6
See also:
Silent Install Builder 6 Documentation
How to deploy an exe-file using Group Policy (exe to gpo)
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