Install or Uninstall Actifile for Windows Silently

Discover how to deploy and remove the Actifile Windows Agent in silent mode using the MSI installer.

Installation

Step 1. Open the Actifile portal and navigate to Deployment > Installation. Click Download for Windows (MSI) and save the downloaded file to an accessible location.

Old interface:

New interface:

Step 2. Open your command line interface as an administrator. Execute the following command, replacing placeholders with your values.

YOUR_PATH > the full path to the folder containing the .msi. file you downloaded in step 1.
YOUR_INSTALL_KEY > your Agent Install key. This article explains where to find it.

MSIEXEC.EXE /I "YOUR_PATH\Actifile Agent.msi" installkey=YOUR_INSTALL_KEY /quiet

Example:

Step 3. Open the my.actifile.com portal and select Deployment > Installed Devices. Your computer will appear in the list under your Windows PC name.

Old interface:

New interface:

The Actifile agent has started scanning your files.

Uninstallation

Step 1. Open your command line interface as an administrator. Execute the following command, replacing the placeholder with your value.

YOUR_UNINSTALL_KEY > your Agent Uninstall key. This article explains where to find it.

MSIEXEC.EXE /uninstall {0D13F554-E542-4590-AACB-AA60CAE75A64} uninstallkey=YOUR_UNINSTALL_KEY /quiet

Example:

Step 2. Go to my.actifile.com and navigate to Deployment > Installed Devices. Your device will appear in the list as uninstalling or uninstalled. The updated status may take a few minutes to display in the interface.

Old interface:

New interface:

The Actifile agent is successfully uninstalled from your device.