# Silent Automated Install The Windows client can be run with the options `/SILENT` or `/VERYSILENT`. These options can be used to automate installs and run unattended installations with deployment systems. The silent option will run the installer with the dialog shown and confirm all prompts. The very silent option will run the installer in the background without any visible windows or prompts. **Currently the installer kills all processes named Pritunl.exe to close the GUI application before updating it. This has the effect of also causing the installer to fork to a new process if the installer has the same Pritunl.exe name. When doing automated installs the installer filename should be renamed to avoid this issue.** --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.pritunl.com/kb/vpn/client/silent-install.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.