Jellyfin Media Player silent install and uninstall

Jellyfin Desktop Client based on Plex Media Player

EXE x64 Updated 19 Oct 2026
Vendor
Jellyfin
Category
Media
Installer
WiX Burn bootstrapper
Architecture
x64
Checked version
1.12.0
winget ID
Jellyfin.JellyfinMediaPlayer
License
GPL-2.0
Download
Official download

Silent install

JellyfinMediaPlayer-1.12.0-windows-x64.exe /quiet /norestart
  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 Jellyfin.JellyfinMediaPlayer --exact --silent --scope machine --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements

Silent uninstall

winget
winget uninstall --id Jellyfin.JellyfinMediaPlayer --exact --silent --accept-source-agreements

Run the command from an elevated Command Prompt.

About the WiX Burn bootstrapper installer

A setup.exe that bundles one or more MSI packages and prerequisites. It takes its own switches, not msiexec ones.

SwitchWhat it does
/quietNo user interface.
/passiveProgress bar only, no questions.
/norestartSuppress any restart.
/log "C:\Temp\install.log"Write a log file.
/uninstallRemove the bundle (run the cached setup.exe).

Deploy Jellyfin Media Player with Microsoft Intune

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

Install commandJellyfinMediaPlayer-1.12.0-windows-x64.exe /quiet /norestart
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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