# How to Perform a Silent Installation of Exploratory Desktop on Windows Using Only the Command Line

**URL:** <https://community.exploratory.io/t/how-to-perform-a-silent-installation-of-exploratory-desktop-on-windows-using-only-the-command-line/3869>\
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**Created:** [March 3, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/how-to-perform-a-silent-installation-of-exploratory-desktop-on-windows-using-only-the-command-line/3869 "2025-03-03T19:42:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/how-to-perform-a-silent-installation-of-exploratory-desktop-on-windows-using-only-the-command-line/3869/1 "2025-03-03T19:42:00Z")

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## Objective

To install Exploratory Desktop on a Windows environment using only the command line, skipping the interactive installer and performing a silent installation.

## Solution

Follow these steps to install Exploratory Desktop using only the command line:

1. Download the Exploratory installer from the following URL:  
[Exploratory Download Page](https://exploratory.io/download)

2. Download the installers for [R](https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/) and [Git](https://exploratory.io/download-bin/Git-2.33.0-64-bit.exe).

3. Open the Command Prompt, navigate to the folder where the installers were downloaded, and execute the following commands: (Version string in the filename may vary. Please use the filename that you downloaded.)

```sh
   R-4.4.3-win.exe /SILENT
   Git-2.33.0-64-bit.exe /SILENT
   Exploratory-64bit-11.5.1.exe /S

```

1. Once the necessary software has been installed, launch the Exploratory application from the shortcut created in the Start Menu and verify that it runs correctly.