Installing MetaDefender Kiosk from the Command Line

Windows Installer 3.0 or higher is required to install Kiosk from the command line

Verifying Windows Installer

To verify what version you have:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and go to C:\Windows\System32.
  2. Right-click MSI.DLL and select the Properties menu.
  3. Click the Details tab to check the version.

If 3.0 or higher is not installed, you can download it at Windows Installer Redistributables.

Command line options

The following command line options are available with MetaDefender Kiosk. All arguments are case sensitive.

Command Line OptionDescriptionExample
/installInstall MetaDefender KioskC:\MetaDefender_Kiosk.exe /install
/uninstallUninstall MetaDefender KioskC:\MetaDefender_Kiosk.exe /uninstall
/log <log-file-name>Create installation log fileC:\MetaDefender_Kiosk.exe /log c:\omsinst.log
/quietRun MetaDefender Kiosk installation/uninstallation silentlyC:\MetaDefender_Kiosk.exe /quiet C:\MetaDefender_Kiosk.exe /uninstall /quiet
INSTALLLOCATION=<install-path>Sets the installation location for MetaDefender KioskC:\MetaDefender_Kiosk.exe /i INSTALLLOCATION="C:\MetaDefender"
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  Last updated by Anh Nguyen on Aug 8, 2022
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