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Sumatra PDF - Silent Install Switch

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

Silent install command

installer.exe -install -s

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

Notes & gotchas

Custom installer - NOT an MSI and NOT NSIS, so /S and /qn both do nothing. -install -s is the documented pair.

FAQ

What is the silent install command for Sumatra PDF?

Run: installer.exe -install -s

Any gotchas installing Sumatra PDF unattended?

Custom installer - NOT an MSI and NOT NSIS, so /S and /qn both do nothing. -install -s is the documented pair.

Got a different installer, or one that isn't in this list? Drop it into SwitchHunt and it reads the silent switches right in your browser, nothing uploaded.

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