Foxit PDF Reader silent install and uninstall

Industry’s most powerful PDF Reader Solution.

EXE x64 Updated 19 Oct 2026
Vendor
Foxit Software Inc.
Category
PDF
Installer
Custom EXE installer
Architecture
x64
Checked version
2026.2.1.39815
winget ID
Foxit.FoxitReader
License
Proprietary
Download
Official download

Silent install

FoxitPDFReader202621_L10N_Setup_x64.exe /quiet
  1. Download the installer from the direct download link.
  2. Open an elevated Command Prompt: right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
  3. Change to the folder with the installer, for example cd C:\Temp.
  4. Run the command above. Adjust the file name if you downloaded a different version.

Or install with winget

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

Silent uninstall

winget
winget uninstall --id Foxit.FoxitReader --exact --silent --accept-source-agreements

Run the command from an elevated Command Prompt.

About the Custom EXE installer installer

The vendor uses its own installer, so only the switches listed above are documented. Test them before mass deployment.

Deploy Foxit PDF Reader with Microsoft Intune

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

Install commandFoxitPDFReader202621_L10N_Setup_x64.exe /quiet
Uninstall command Use the uninstaller from the install folder; winget is not available to the SYSTEM account by default.
Install behaviorSystem

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