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Asked: 2026-06-06T04:32:22+00:00

I have a setup.exe project that I run with the following command-line arguments to

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I have a setup.exe project that I run with the following command-line arguments to install:

/passive /promptrestart CMDCODE=InstallComplete

I’ve also tried this:

/quiet /promptrestart CMDCODE=InstallComplete

In both cases, if a reboot is required, the user is not asked or even given a warning, it just starts after install is complete.

I suspect it might be because promptrestart was added later, and MS never updated setup.exe to pass that along when calling the MSI. Can anyone confirm or deny this? Does the option work for you? Is there another option I should use instead?

The CMDCODE= part is just something we use internally.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Have only tested on XP so far, but it appears changing to this works:

    /qb /promptrestart CMDCODE=InstallComplete

    So changing /quiet or /passive to /qb. I don’t really need an “always passive” install, in fact I wish it would prompt if a newer version already installed, or for any errors, I just don’t want it to ask the user any questions under a normal install (no reboot, no errors).

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