Silent Installation of Intel® Wi-Fi Driver 21.50.X or later for Windows* 10
Silent installation overview
IT administrators can use a silent installation method to prevent user intervention when installing system drivers and software for the corresponding Intel® Wireless Adapters. Use the following instructions to implement silent installation for the Windows® 10 Wi-Fi Drivers Only package using installation package driver version 21.50.x or later
Note | This information is intended for IT administrators, resellers, and integrators who have an advanced level of information technology knowledge. This information is not intended for use by end users. |
Required files:
Download the Windows* 10 Drivers Only package from Download Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software and Wi-Fi Drivers. These packages have the following filename format:
WiFi_Ver_DriverBitness_OS.exe
Ver: version of the package
Bitness: Whether the Operating System is 32bit or 64bit.
OS: Operating System version
Example: the version 21.60.2 driver only package for Windows® 10 64bit has the following filename:
WiFi_21.60.2_Driver64_Win10.exe
Intel recommends you always use the latest drivers available.
Installation steps & details
- Download the file described above.
- From the command line run as administrator, browse to the subdirectory where the file is located.
- Type the EXE file name followed by - help (i.e. WiFi_21.60.2_Driver64_Win10.exe - help). This will open the list of options for silent install using the EXE file as shown in the picture below.
- The available options are:
- [-q|-quiet|-s|-silent] - Silent installation with no user interface
- [-l|-log <LogFileName>] - Log to a specific file
- [-repair] - Repair (Or install if not installed)
- Click Finish after making your selections.
Command line example:
"WiFi_21.60.2_Driver64_Win10.exe -q -s"