Administration
Silent Installation
Both the Peakboard Runtime and the Peakboard Designer can be installed unattended (silently) from the command line – ideal for automated rollout via software distribution, scripts or deployment pipelines. The command line must be run as an administrator.
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Silent Installation of the Peakboard Runtime
To roll out the Peakboard Runtime unattended onto Peakboard Boxes or BYOD devices, use the Peakboard Runtime Setup.exe. This setup runs as a console application and is always silent – no graphical wizard is shown. The following example installs the Peakboard Runtime to [D:\Peakboard], adds it to the autostart and blocks the unencrypted port 40404:
"Peakboard Runtime Setup.exe" Silent=True InstallPath="D:\Peakboard" AddToStartup=True BlockUnencryptedConnection=True
Argument format and boolean values
Arguments are passed in the format key=value (e.g. InstallPath="D:\Peakboard"). Wrap values that contain spaces in quotes. Keys are not case-sensitive, and unknown arguments are ignored.
Only True, Yes and 1 count as the boolean value True (case-insensitive). Any other value (including False, empty or missing) is treated as False.
Parameters
| Parameter | Values | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
InstallPath |
path | C:\Program Files\Peakboard |
Target folder of the installation. |
AddToStartup |
True/False |
False |
Adds a shortcut to the Windows autostart so the Peakboard Runtime launches automatically after logon. |
BlockUnencryptedConnection |
True/False |
False |
Disables the unencrypted connection channel (port 40404), allowing encrypted connections only. |
CreateStartMenuShortcuts |
True/False |
True |
Creates a shortcut in the Start menu. |
RunOnPeakboardBox |
True/False |
True |
Enables the Peakboard Box-specific installation steps. Default True for installation on a Peakboard Box; set it to False on a BYOD device. |
Silent |
True/False |
– | Accepted but ignored: the console setup always runs silently anyway. |
The installation requires Windows 10 (version 20H1, build 19041) or newer. On older systems the setup aborts with exit code -1.
Exit codes
| Exit code | Meaning |
|---|---|
0 |
Installation successful |
-1 |
Error or abort (an existing installation is automatically restored from backup if needed) |
Silent Installation of the Peakboard Designer
For development machines the Peakboard Designer is installed via the Peakboard Designer Setup.exe. This installs the Peakboard Designer together with the Peakboard Runtime required for the preview function. Unlike the Runtime, this setup starts the graphical wizard by default – for an unattended installation you must set Silent=True:
"Peakboard Designer Setup.exe" Silent=True InstallPath="C:\Program Files\Peakboard"
The Designer is always installed into a [\Designer] subfolder of the specified path.
Parameters
| Parameter | Values | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Silent |
True/False |
False |
Enables the unattended installation (no wizard). |
InstallPath |
path | C:\Program Files\Peakboard |
Target folder. The Designer is installed into the \Designer subfolder. |
CreateStartMenuShortcuts |
True/False |
True |
Creates a shortcut in the Start menu. |
Update |
True/False |
False |
Updates an existing installation at the detected path. |
Silent Uninstallation
The installation places a dedicated uninstaller in the [Uninstall] subfolder of the installation directory. Like the installation, the uninstallation can be run in silent mode via the --silent argument (alias -s):
"D:\Peakboard\Uninstall\Peakboard Uninstall.exe" --silent
Without --silent the graphical uninstaller starts. This too must be run from a command line with administrator rights. The uninstaller returns exit code 0 on success and -1 if it could not be executed.
