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      SwordReign8
      last edited by

      Hello,

      Notepad++ v8.8.8 installed without a hitch. Double-clicking to initiate the installer first required deleting the self-signed certificates that were in place, to avoid Windows’ UAC (User Account Control) warning with the “Don’t Run” button. Also, this might be a bit late, but congratulations on acquiring an official digital certificate. Keep up the great work!

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      • Daniel RichterD
        Daniel Richter
        last edited by

        Hello,

        where can i find the install switches for the silent installation with the new msi-installer?

        Thanks

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        • Lukas MayrL
          Lukas Mayr
          last edited by

          For the .exe installer there are a few command line options as detailed in Command Line Arguments | Notepad++ User Manual

          At the moment i am unable to find those for the new .msi installer.
          Parsing the installer with Orca shows no proberties that could be changed into that direction and also replacing the .exe options in .msi writing doesn’t seem to work either.
          i.e. instead of /noUpdater a noUpdater=“1”

          If I am missing something here, I would be glad to be pointed in the right direction, or perhaps the information if the options will be added in in future releases

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          • donhoD
            donho @donho
            last edited by donho

            @Andrea-Gaviraghi

            just tried to install the .msi version on a PC where I already had the .exe version.
            At the end both seems to be installed:

            The MSI is supposed to be used for IT deployment only.

            @Daniel-Richter

            where can i find the install switches for the silent installation with the new msi-installer?

            If you use MSI for IT deployment, there must be a option in SCCM, or other MS deployment tools, or am I missing somethings?

            @Lukas-Mayr

            At the moment i am unable to find those for the new .msi installer.

            I have no experience in IT deployment, but if I understand correctly, MSI is the standard installer format of MS Windows, and you should check the parameters of MSI in MS deployment document.

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            • PeterJonesP
              PeterJones @donho
              last edited by PeterJones

              @donho said in Notepad++ 8.8.8 release:

              So you should check the parameters of MSI in MS deployment document.

              Microsoft documents command-line options that can be used to influence MSI installation using short-name options and long-name options.

              I am in the process of adding a note to that effect in the Getting Started > Installer and Command Line Arguments > Installer Options sections of the User Manual

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              • donhoD
                donho @SwordReign8
                last edited by

                @SwordReign8 said in Notepad++ 8.8.8 release:

                Notepad++ v8.8.8 installed without a hitch. Double-clicking to initiate the installer first required deleting the self-signed certificates that were in place, to avoid Windows’ UAC (User Account Control) warning with the “Don’t Run” button. Also, this might be a bit late, but congratulations on acquiring an official digital certificate

                I suppose that you’re talking about Notepad++ EXE installer. Double signed installer works fine to me, and Notepad++ root certificate has been already removed from my laptop.

                Is there anyone here has encountered the same problem?

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                • Lukas MayrL
                  Lukas Mayr @PeterJones
                  last edited by

                  @PeterJones
                  Thank you for adding the MSI-Installer section.

                  The usual switches for silent/passive/… installation work just fine out of the box with the .msi.

                  @donho
                  For the .exe installer there are the Notepad++ -specific options, like /noUpdater
                  These options seem to be missing from the .msi package

                  For instance: in the putty installer you have the option to set your own install-directory by changing the property of INSTALLDIR

                  msiexec /i "putty-64bit-0.83-installer.msi" /q INSTALLDIR="C:\Tools"
                  

                  Screenshot 2025-11-21 070153.png

                  Those Options seem to not yet exist in the npp-msi installer
                  Screenshot 2025-11-21 070257.png

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                  • donhoD
                    donho @Lukas Mayr
                    last edited by

                    @Lukas-Mayr said in Notepad++ 8.8.8 release:

                    @PeterJones
                    Parsing the installer with Orca shows no proberties that could be changed into that direction and also replacing the .exe options in .msi writing doesn’t seem to work either.

                    i.e. instead of /noUpdater a noUpdater=“1”

                    OK, I will add this option for the next release.

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                    • donhoD
                      donho @Lukas Mayr
                      last edited by

                      @Lukas-Mayr
                      Please check if it’s what you need:
                      https://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/MISC/npp.Installer.x64.msi

                      Command line: msiexec /i Notepad++.msi NOUPDATER=1

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                      • donhoD
                        donho @donho
                        last edited by

                        FYI: The auto-update has been triggered for v8.8.8.

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