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Visual Studio Code - Silent Install Switch

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

Silent install command

installer.exe /VERYSILENT /MERGETASKS=!runcode

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

Notes & gotchas

Inno Setup. /MERGETASKS=!runcode stops it launching after install; add addcontextmenufiles,addtopath for shell integration + PATH.

FAQ

What is the silent install command for Visual Studio Code?

Run: installer.exe /VERYSILENT /MERGETASKS=!runcode

Any gotchas installing Visual Studio Code unattended?

Inno Setup. /MERGETASKS=!runcode stops it launching after install; add addcontextmenufiles,addtopath for shell integration + PATH.

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