Box silent install and uninstall

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MSI x64 Updated 19 Oct 2026

Silent install

msiexec /i BoxDrive.msi /qn /norestart

Download the installer from the direct download link.
Open an elevated Command Prompt: right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
Change to the folder with the installer, for example cd C:\Temp.
Run the command above. Adjust the file name if you downloaded a different version.

winget install --id Box.Box --exact --silent --scope machine --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements

MSI

msiexec /x {FC5F2974-747A-419A-BC2D-497090C60286} /qn /norestart

winget

winget uninstall --id Box.Box --exact --silent --accept-source-agreements

Run the command from an elevated Command Prompt.

MSI packages are installed with msiexec and share the same switches. Public properties (NAME=value) are passed on the same command line.

Switch	What it does
`/qn`	No user interface.
`/norestart`	Never restart, even if the installation needs it.
`/l*v "C:\Temp\install.log"`	Verbose log file, the first place to look when an install fails.
`ALLUSERS=1`	Install for all users (per-machine).
`TRANSFORMS="file.mst"`	Apply a transform with your own settings.

Package the installer as a Win32 app (.intunewin) and use these settings:

Install command	`msiexec /i BoxDrive.msi /qn /norestart`
Uninstall command	`msiexec /x {FC5F2974-747A-419A-BC2D-497090C60286} /qn /norestart`
Install behavior	System
Detection rule	MSI product code `{FC5F2974-747A-419A-BC2D-497090C60286}`