Signal silent install and uninstall
Signal is an encrypted communications application.
- Vendor
- Signal Messenger, LLC
- Category
- Collaboration
- Installer
- NSIS (Nullsoft)
- Architecture
- x64
- Checked version
- 8.31.0
- winget ID
OpenWhisperSystems.Signal- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Download
- Official download
Silent install
signal-desktop-win-8.31.0.exe /S- 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.
Or install with winget
winget install --id OpenWhisperSystems.Signal --exact --silent --scope machine --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementsSilent uninstall
winget uninstall --id OpenWhisperSystems.Signal --exact --silent --accept-source-agreementsRun 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.
| Switch | What it does |
|---|---|
/S | Silent install (capital S). |
/D=C:\Path | Install folder. Must be the last switch, no quotes. |
/allusers | Per-machine install, supported by many but not all NSIS setups. |
Deploy Signal with Microsoft Intune
Package the installer as a Win32 app (.intunewin) and use these settings:
| Install command | signal-desktop-win-8.31.0.exe /S |
|---|---|
| Uninstall command | Use the uninstaller from the install folder; winget is not available to the SYSTEM account by default. |
| Install behavior | System |