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Install Power Automate silently

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You can use the same installer for both manual and silent installation of Power Automate. Silent installation means that no user intervention is required during installation.

  1. Download Power Automate for desktop. Save the file to your desktop or Downloads folder.

  2. Open the Start menu, search for Command Prompt, and then run it as administrator.

    Screenshot of the command prompt on the start menu.

  3. Navigate to the directory to which you downloaded the Power Automate installer; for example:

     cd C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\

  4. Run the following command to run the installer silently:

    Setup.Microsoft.PowerAutomate.exe -Silent -Install -ACCEPTEULA

    Important

    You must include the "-ACCEPTEULA" argument to indicate that you accept the terms and conditions for Power Automate.

Command line arguments

You can use more arguments in the command line to customize the installation. Use the help menu to view command line arguments you can use.

Setup.Microsoft.PowerAutomate.exe -HELP
Command Description
-INSTALLPATH:Value Specify the full path of the installation folder that will be created. Default: %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Power Automate
-ALLOWOPTIONALDATACOLLECTION Enables sending optional usage data to Microsoft.
-DISABLEPADSHORTCUT Doesn't create a shortcut for Power Automate for desktop.
-DISABLETURNONRDP Doesn't turn on Remote Desktop on the machine.
-ACCEPTEULA Accepts the end user license agreement needed for the installation.
-RESTOREDEFAULTCONFIG Restores to the default installation settings during an upgrade.
-DONOTINSTALLPAD Doesn't install Power Automate for desktop.
-DONOTINSTALLMACHINERUNTIME Doesn't install Power Automate machine-runtime app.
-SKIPINSTALLINGJAVAAUTOMATION Doesn't install files that are required for enabling UI automation in Java applets.
-SKIPENABLEPIPMODE Doesn't enable Picture-in-Picture run mode on the machine.
-SKIPGATEWAYSUPPORT Doesn't install certificates or start the http server required for use with the on-premises data gateway.
-ADDGATEWAYSUPPORT Re-enables on-premises data gateway support after it has been disabled with the SKIPGATEWAYSUPPORT parameter.

Here's an example of a command that installs Power Automate silently in the folder My Programs\foo on the D: drive:

Setup.Microsoft.PowerAutomate.exe -Silent -Install -ACCEPTEULA -INSTALLPATH: D:\My Programs\foo

Update Power Automate silently

To update Power Automate silently, use the same command line arguments that you use to install it.

Note

All your data and settings, including telemetry, shortcuts, and more, are retained when you update Power Automate. Therefore, if you want to change the settings that were enabled or disabled on installation, you need to uninstall and reinstall Power Automate.

Uninstall Power Automate silently

Use the following command to silently uninstall Power Automate:

Setup.Microsoft.PowerAutomate.exe -Silent -Uninstall

Install an on-premises data gateway with PowerShell cmdlets

Important

Gateways for desktop flows are deprecated except for China region. Switch to our machine-management capabilities. Learn more about switching from gateways to direct connectivity.

To find information about how to install, configure, and manage a gateway using PowerShell cmdlets, go to PowerShell Cmdlets for On-premises data gateway management. To use the cmdlets, you must run them from PowerShell 7.0.0 or higher with elevated permissions.