Mendeley Reference Manager silent install and uninstall

Simplify your referencing, accelerate your research

EXE x64 Updated 11 Nov 2026
Vendor
Mendeley
Category
Education
Installer
NSIS (Nullsoft)
Architecture
x64
Checked version
2.152.0
winget ID
Elsevier.MendeleyReferenceManager
License
Proprietary
Download
Official download

Silent install

mendeley-reference-manager-2.152.0.exe /S /allusers
  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 Elsevier.MendeleyReferenceManager --exact --silent --scope machine --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements

Silent uninstall

winget
winget uninstall --id Elsevier.MendeleyReferenceManager --exact --silent --accept-source-agreements

Run the command from an elevated Command Prompt.

About the NSIS (Nullsoft) installer

NSIS installers use /S for a silent install. Switches are case-sensitive, and /D= must come last without quotes.

SwitchWhat it does
/SSilent install (capital S).
/D=C:\PathInstall folder. Must be the last switch, no quotes.
/allusersPer-machine install, supported by many but not all NSIS setups.

Deploy Mendeley Reference Manager with Microsoft Intune

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

Install commandmendeley-reference-manager-2.152.0.exe /S /allusers
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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