install chrome from powershell

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(new-object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('http://dl.google.com/chrome/install/375.126/chrome_installer.exe', 'c:/temp/chrome.exe');. c:/temp/chrome.exe /silent /install;rm c:/temp -rec

this is pretty slick. Not super keen on the internet dependency, but if the internet was available, this is a pretty cool like line of code here...

Knotz

this doesn't work. Shouldn't the "c:/temp/chrome.exe" be "c:\temp\chrome.exe"?

With a few changes, this works, worked on Win2012 and Win2012R2. It can be used all in one line:

$LocalTempDir = $env:TEMP; $ChromeInstaller = "ChromeInstaller.exe"; (new-object    System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('http://dl.google.com/chrome/install/375.126/chrome_installer.exe', "$LocalTempDir\$ChromeInstaller"); & "$LocalTempDir\$ChromeInstaller" /silent /install; $Process2Monitor =  "ChromeInstaller"; Do { $ProcessesFound = Get-Process | ?{$Process2Monitor -contains $_.Name} | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name; If ($ProcessesFound) { "Still running: $($ProcessesFound -join ', ')" | Write-Host; Start-Sleep -Seconds 2 } else { rm "$LocalTempDir\$ChromeInstaller" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Verbose } } Until (!$ProcessesFound)

Cool @yaxzone. Your command works.

I love you guys almost as much as I hate Internet Explorer protected mode on Windows Server. That's a LOT

Hats off to you guys! thanks for that script.

@yaxzone thank you.

@yaxzone works for windows server 2012

I love you guys almost as much as I hate Internet Explorer protected mode on Windows Server. That's a LOT

LOL, thanks guys!

Thanks guys, found this quite useful for installing chrome on 30+ machines in Azure!

If I may, I would suggest some small changes to make it a bit simpler and more readable. Firstly I would use the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet to download the file, instead of creating a web client object and then download it, and instead of a Do-Until-loop I would use Start-Process with the -Wait switch, it will wait until the installer is done and continue instead of checking it with a loop and then continue. Secondly it is good practice to use the full command names instead of aliases, it makes it easier to read and understand for a novice and remove the risk of an alias to be removed so that the script fails (https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2016/08/19/removing-the-powershell-curl-alias/).

$Path = $env:TEMP; $Installer = "chrome_installer.exe"; Invoke-WebRequest "http://dl.google.com/chrome/install/375.126/chrome_installer.exe" -OutFile $Path\$Installer; Start-Process -FilePath $Path\$Installer -Args "/silent /install" -Verb RunAs -Wait; Remove-Item $Path\$Installer

Thanks again :)

this is neat

Thanks @nicolaigj!

Big Thanks!!!

nice script, thanks a lot! Helped me on Azure as well!!

nice script ,help me on server 1709!

fabulous. was pulling my hair out trying to use ie11 on my aws EC2 instance XD

neat thanks..

Thanks @yaxzone for your script. It worked very well...!!

Thaaaank youuu

Thanks @nicolaigj !
It works on Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, and 2016.
Way better than trying to use IE to download Chrome.

This is awesome! Helps the deployment day on 30+ servers
@nicolaigj - you really made the script nice and readable in true powershell fasion

Nice!

Thanks both @yaxzone and @nicolaigj

Why are you not using https? Why are you not using latest?

https://dl.google.com/chrome/install/latest/chrome_installer.exe

@XuTenghao Can you start up Chrome on the Windows server 1709? I use as a buildserver and wanted to run Selenium tests, but the chrome.exe fails with a pretty generic "ERROR:main_dll_loader_win.cc(134)] Failed to load Chrome DLL" Are you getting that, or can you log on to the server and do a chrome.exe --headless ?

@Larswa I had the same problem.

You can use this:

$Path = $env:TEMP; $Installer = "chrome_installer.exe"; Invoke-WebRequest "https://dl.google.com/chrome/install/latest/chrome_installer.exe" -OutFile $Path$Installer; Start-Process -FilePath $Path$Installer -Args "/silent /install" -Verb RunAs -Wait; Remove-Item $Path$Installer

after installing ,how we can bring up chrome in server 1709

after installing ,how we can bring up chrome in server 1709

It should be on your desktop.

Here's a version of @redramos's command that can work from the Run dialog (considering its length limits):
PowerShell -Command "& {$P = $env:TEMP + '\chrome_installer.exe'; Invoke-WebRequest 'https://dl.google.com/chrome/install/latest/chrome_installer.exe' -OutFile $P; Start-Process -FilePath $P -Args '/silent /install' -Verb RunAs -Wait; Remove-Item $P}"

Neat commands y'all. But it installs 32 bit Chrome on 64 bit Windows. Anyone found a always latest version URL for Chrome 64 bit?

Neat commands y'all. But it installs 32 bit Chrome on 64 bit Windows. Anyone found a always latest version URL for Chrome 64 bit?

@o-l-a-v Using this code, it downloads the online installer, and the 64-bit version is downloaded and installed:
$uri = "https://dl.google.com/chrome/install/latest/chrome_installer.exe" $path = "$PSScriptRoot\ChromeSetup.exe" Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $uri -OutFile $path Start-Process $path /install -NoNewWindow -Wait Remove-Item .\ChromeSetup.exe

@STiG-1
Yeah, I've found that url too. It installs x86 which will get upgraded to x64 later on of the OS is actually x64.

I don't have access to internet on my windows server. How can I use this script then?

I don't have access to internet on my windows server. How can I use this script then?

You need to download the offline installer for Chrome. Store it on some internal file share and copy down during install or add it into the image, etc

For something a little more sophisticated, here is a powershell function you can run. it also uses the latest version, not a specific version. i also used -PassThru to get the explicit process i started.

function Install-Chrome
{
    $LocalTempDir = $env:TEMP; 
    $ChromeInstaller = "ChromeInstaller.exe"; 
    $url='http://dl.google.com/chrome/install/latest/chrome_installer.exe'; 
    $output="$LocalTempDir\$ChromeInstaller"

    try {
        (new-object    System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile($url, $output); 
        $p = Start-Process $output -ArgumentList "/silent","/install" -PassThru -Verb runas; 

        while (!$p.HasExited) { Start-Sleep -Seconds 1 }

        Write-Output ([PSCustomObject]@{Success=$p.ExitCode -eq 0;Process=$p})
    } catch {
        Write-Output ([PSCustomObject]@{Success=$false;Process=$p;ErrorMessage=$_.Exception.Message;ErrorRecord=$_})
    } finally {
        Remove-Item "$LocalTempDir\$ChromeInstaller" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Verbose
    }

}

Install-Chrome

thank you so much. This solution works like a charm. Is there a way by which i can extract the chrome version from "http://dl.google.com/chrome/install/latest/chrome_installer.exe"

If you get an error like Invoke-WebRequest : The underlying connection was closed, your system may be configured with strong TLS ciphers by default. Change them in the current powershell environment by running [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12