In this video, we will walk through the basic steps required to automate and silently install
Microsoft Power BI Desktop using the EXE Installer. I will also demonstrate how to exclude the
desktop shortcut, disable update notifications, and disable the customer experience program. First, we will open our browser to the Microsoft Power BI Desktop Downloads page
Click Download. Select either the 32-bit or 64-bit installer. Click Next
I've downloaded the executable to the C Downloads folder. Open an elevated command prompt by
right-clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator. Change the directory
to the C Downloads folder. Enter the following command. That would be the executable name
space forward slash question mark. Press Enter. This presents us with the optional command
line parameters. To perform a silent install, we can choose dash queue, dash quiet, dash
F, or dash silent. Any of these switches will work. I'm going to use the dash quiet switch
in this example. I'm also going to choose the dash restart switch to suppress any potential
restart after the installation has completed. Finally, we will need to add the accept underscore
EULA property, otherwise the silent install will not work. That's at the command prompt
Enter the following command. You may also want to generate a log file during the installation
to assist with troubleshooting should any problems arise. To accomplish that, we will
add the following switch parameter. Press Enter. After a few moments, you should see
the Microsoft Power BI Desktop shortcut appear. You will also find entries in the Start menu
The installation directory, and programs and features in the control panel. We can also
see the log file that was generated, and we can confirm that the installation was successful
Next, I will demonstrate how to exclude the creation of the desktop shortcut using the
install desktop shortcut property. Back at the command prompt, enter the following command
Since we want to exclude the desktop shortcut in this example, we will want to set the install
desktop shortcut property to zero. Press Enter. We can see that this time Microsoft Power
BI Desktop is installed, but without the desktop shortcut. In this next example, I will demonstrate
how to disable update notifications using the disable underscore update underscore notification
property. If we open Microsoft Power BI Desktop, under the Files tab, select Options and Settings
then Options. Under the Update section, we can see that update notifications for Power
BI Desktop is enabled by default. Back at the command prompt, enter the following command
Now when we open Microsoft Power BI Desktop, we can see that update notifications for Power
BI Desktop is disabled. Finally, I will demonstrate how to disable the Customer Experience program
using the enable CXP property. If we open Microsoft Power BI Desktop and look under
the Usage Data option, we can see that Help Improve Power BI Desktop by Sending Usage
Information to Microsoft is enabled by default. Back at the command prompt, enter the following
command. Since we want to disable sending usage data in this example, we will want to
set the enable CXP property to zero. Now when we open Microsoft Power BI Desktop, we can
see that the Send Usage Data setting is unchecked. As a side note, you can run any combination
of the previously mentioned settings. For example, I could exclude the desktop shortcut
disable update notifications, and disable sending usage data like this. We can see Power
BI Desktop is installed. There's no desktop shortcut. Update notifications are disabled
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