Steam silent install and uninstall
Steam is the ultimate destination for playing, discussing, and creating games.
- Vendor
- Valve Corporation
- Category
- Gaming
- Installer
- NSIS (Nullsoft)
- Architecture
- x86
- Checked version
- 2.10.91.91
- winget ID
Valve.Steam- License
- Proprietary
- Download
- Official download
Silent install
SteamSetup.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 Valve.Steam --exact --silent --scope machine --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementsSilent uninstall
winget uninstall --id Valve.Steam --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 Steam with Microsoft Intune
Package the installer as a Win32 app (.intunewin) and use these settings:
| Install command | SteamSetup.exe /S |
|---|---|
| Uninstall command | Use the uninstaller from the install folder; winget is not available to the SYSTEM account by default. |
| Install behavior | System |