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VLC media player - Silent Install Switch

The hand-curated silent install command for VLC media player 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

installer.exe /S

Silent uninstall command

"%ProgramFiles%\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe" /S

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

Detection path

A file whose presence proves VLC media player is installed - handy as an Intune / RMM detection rule:

C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe

FAQ

What is the silent install command for VLC media player?

Run: installer.exe /S

How do I silently uninstall VLC media player?

Run: "%ProgramFiles%\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe" /S

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.

Deploying VLC media player across a fleet is the boring part RFF automates - push it to every Windows box from a browser tab, no VPN. Free for your first 100 endpoints.