Problem with a silent install application.

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Problem with a silent install application.

Rick Someone 411

I have an application that I first copy to the desktop and later install.

Using a run command, I can use: "C:\users\administrator\desktop\setup.exe /silent /wait

Adding that into a CMD line in my TS, I see the box come up as if its installing....there is no Yes, No, Continue...
nothing to click to proceed.

However, the install box sits there with nothing happening until I click within the box.
I am not sure why.

In my TS, I've tried
cmd /c "Path\setup.exe" /install /wait and also

start "" cmd /c "Path\setup.exe" /install /wait (and without wait).

It still makes me click on the box before it installs.
any ideas/suggestions why and what to do? I have others doing this fine.

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AllenLiu-MSFT 49,311 Microsoft External Staff

Hi, @Rick Someone
Thank you for posting in Microsoft Q&A forum.

You may try below command to see if it helps:
START /WAIT "Path\setup.exe" /silent

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AllenLiu-MSFT 49,311 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2021-11-18T02:13:26.653+00:00

As it is a duplicate to the thread: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/628147/i-have-a-batch-file-running-an-exe-that-doesn39t-c.html

So the answer I mentioned in another thread is useful, right?
start /wait Path\setup.exe /silent /w
Rick Someone 411 Reputation points

2021-11-22T19:09:25.28+00:00

I've decided to try to just run this exe in a command line in my TS.
What I have is:

cmd /c "C:\users\administrator\desktop\win8\folder\setup.exe" /silent

This starts the install and it never installs....it just hangs until I go clicking around the screen several times.
Running this in a Run command has no issue at all.
The /silent is the correct switch.
Do I need something else in my command line for this to just run without intervention?

I did away with the batch file...nothing was successful. The basic command line in a TS should work.
It just doesn't take off.
AllenLiu-MSFT 49,311 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2021-11-23T06:25:34.437+00:00

Have we tried to add applications with below guidance?
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/deploy-windows-mdt/create-a-windows-10-reference-image#add-applications
Rick Someone 411 Reputation points

2021-11-23T13:34:22.63+00:00

I have been adding installations, since around 2012.

This one particular exe....I can add as an app, run in a CMD in the TS, or run in a PS.
The Progress Installation box pops up and nothing happens until you click somewhere on the screen.

I may look at going back to AutoIt and see if I can get something going that way. Otherwise,
the whole TS waits until a few clicks are made on the screen. There's nothing to answer, no OK.
On a pc itself, the CMD and PS run just fine, no need to do anything.
Rick Someone 411 Reputation points

2021-11-23T14:17:24.65+00:00

Here is what I've tried through PS...

$process="C:\users\administrator\desktop*path to*\setup.exe"
$args="/silent"
Start-Process $process -Argumentlist $args

I see the step show up on the screen. MDT skips the step, continues with almost all remaining steps and
then runs the exe, just before the summary window.

With a CMD, it comes up and waits for a click. In PS, it will not run until near the very end. I have the PS
up near the top of my TS.
Rick Someone 411 Reputation points

2021-11-23T15:54:04.423+00:00

The issue I have is that whether I run the job in a batch, cmd line or PS, the 'process' starts but the actual install doesn't begin until the whole TS is just about finished.

It seems to skip running the PS even though it sees it....and runs the PS much later.

I'm trying to get the thing to run right where it is in the TS. Later in the TS I am giving authenticated users full access to the folder it creates, which fails because the PS runs at the end.
AllenLiu-MSFT 49,311 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2021-11-26T06:44:20.52+00:00

We may check the answer in below thread to see if it helps:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/efe9ab0c-4087-4d8d-af7f-031dbc38d2bd/application-install-hang?forum=mdt

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