How to Install Advanced File Finder Free Edition Silently with winget on Windows

Setting up Advanced File Finder Free Edition on a fresh Windows install? Here's the cleanest one-line winget command for an unattended, no-clicks install — perfect for new-machine provisioning, golden-image scripts, and Task Scheduler jobs.

Skip to the command

Open Terminal as Administrator and run:

winget install --id BinaryMark.AdvancedFileFinder -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements

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Typical install time: 10–60 seconds depending on installer size.

What gets installed

NSIS installers use a single /S flag for silent mode. Add /D=<path> (unquoted, last) for a custom install location.

Per-user install (no admin)

If you don't have admin rights, try per-user scope:

winget install --id BinaryMark.AdvancedFileFinder -e --scope user --silent

If the manifest doesn't have a user-scope installer, winget falls back with an error — in that case you genuinely need admin or use the Access denied fix.

Specify a version

To pin a known-good version (useful for reproducible CI / team standardisation):

winget install --id BinaryMark.AdvancedFileFinder -e --version 5.0 --silent

List available versions:

winget show --id BinaryMark.AdvancedFileFinder --versions

Override silent flags

If winget's --silent doesn't fully suppress the installer's UI, pass native flags via --override:

winget install --id BinaryMark.AdvancedFileFinder -e --override "/S"

These are the NSIS (Nullsoft)-native silent switches the installer recognises.

Verify after install

winget list --id BinaryMark.AdvancedFileFinder

If the version is shown, the install succeeded.

Upgrade silently

winget upgrade --id BinaryMark.AdvancedFileFinder -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements

Or upgrade as part of a bulk weekly cron — see How to update all Windows apps.

Uninstall silently

winget uninstall --id BinaryMark.AdvancedFileFinder --silent --disable-interactivity

Detailed guide: How to uninstall Windows apps with winget.

In a provisioning script

PowerShell snippet for unattended Windows setup:

$apps = @(
  "BinaryMark.AdvancedFileFinder"
  # add more packages here
)

foreach ($id in $apps) {
  winget install --id $id -e --silent `
    --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
}

Wrap in Task Scheduler for one-shot machine provisioning. See Fresh Windows 11 setup.

Common errors

"Advanced File Finder Free Edition is already installed" — winget detected the existing install. To force-reinstall over the existing copy:

winget install --id BinaryMark.AdvancedFileFinder -e --silent --force

"Installer hash does not match" — BinaryMark published a new version before the winget manifest updated. Wait ~24 hours or pass --force. See hash mismatch fix.

"Access denied" / 0x80070005 — run Terminal as Administrator. See Access denied fix.

0x80073D02 — package in use — Advanced File Finder Free Edition is currently running. Close it then retry. See package in use fix.

See also

• Advanced File Finder Free Edition on winget.tech → — full package details
• How to install Windows apps with winget → — beginner guide
• Winget commands cheatsheet → — complete reference
• Fresh Windows 11 setup → — full machine workflow