

/AUTOSTARTUP= : Optional - This will tell the installer whether or not to add a shortcut to Rainmeter in the Startup folder for your Windows account.If a "portable" installation is done, the /D= destination folder must be set. /PORTABLE= : Optional - This can be set to either the default /PORTABLE=0 or /PORTABLE=1.This is the "silent" in "Silent Install". /S : Required - This tells the installer to execute without opening the normal installation dialog.exe using one or more of the following case-sensitive parameters on the command line: In order to install or update Rainmeter from the command line, execute the installer. Rainmeter will restart after the installation if it was running when the installation was started. If the desktop cannot be written to, the log file will be written to the user folder i.e. If an error occurs, a file named "" is created on the desktop with information on the problem.


If not, the installer will open a UAC confirmation dialog when run. Important! In order to have the installation be entirely "silent", the command prompt window must be run "As Administrator". Rainmeter can be installed "silently" from a command prompt, either a cmd.exe command window or a PowerShell window. All program, skins and settings folders and files will remain in the selected program folder. No changes to the Windows Registry or Start menu will be made. To run Rainmeter from a single folder, so it can be copied to another computer or run directly from a removable drive, select Portable installation during the install process and browse to the desired installation folder. Default File LocationsĬ:\Users\YourName\Documents\Rainmeter\SkinsĬ:\Users\YourName\Appdata\Roaming\Rainmeter Portable Installation Note: Rainmeter can be uninstalled using the Add or Remove programs function in Windows. Skins and settings folders will be created in the default file locations when Rainmeter is first run. Launch Rainmeter at the end of the installation.This may be disabled by unchecking Launch Rainmeter on startup. Create Windows Start menu item for Startup/Rainmeter, so Rainmeter starts with Windows.Create Windows Start menu item for Rainmeter.rmskin file extension and the Rainmeter Skin Installer. Create a Windows file association for the.Install the program to the default or selected Destination folder.
