Private Internet Access silent install and uninstall

Hide the IP address & location

Silent install

pia-windows-x64-3.6.1-08339.exe /SILENT

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 PrivateInternetAccess.PrivateInternetAccess --exact --silent --scope machine --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements

Silent uninstall

winget uninstall --id PrivateInternetAccess.PrivateInternetAccess --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 Private Internet Access with Microsoft Intune

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

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