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PuTTY - Silent Install Switch

The hand-curated silent install command for PuTTY on Windows, plus its silent uninstall command - for unattended, quiet, fleet-wide deploys. Copy, paste, ship - smoke-test in a throwaway VM first.

Silent install command

msiexec /i "installer.msi" /quiet /norestart

Silent uninstall command

msiexec /x "installer.msi" /quiet /norestart

Replace installer.msi with the actual installer filename (or its full path).

Notes & gotchas

MSI (the .exe on the download page is the program itself, not an installer - grab the 64-bit MSI).

FAQ

What is the silent install command for PuTTY?

Run: msiexec /i "installer.msi" /quiet /norestart

How do I silently uninstall PuTTY?

Run: msiexec /x "installer.msi" /quiet /norestart

Any gotchas installing PuTTY unattended?

MSI (the .exe on the download page is the program itself, not an installer - grab the 64-bit MSI).

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