How to Install Notion Silently with winget on Windows

Notion has become the default "workspace" app for a lot of teams. The desktop client is faster than the web version and supports global shortcuts and offline mode (partially). Here's how to install it silently for fresh-machine provisioning.

TL;DR

winget install --id Notion.Notion -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements

Notion installs per-user into %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Notion. ~10 seconds. No admin required.

Note: silent install gets you to the login screen — there's no way to silently authenticate. Users sign in once on first launch and Notion remembers them.

What gets installed

The installer is an Electron wrapper around Notion's web app. About 350 MB on disk. All your actual workspace data stays in Notion's cloud — the desktop app is just a polished frontend.

Per-user is the default

Unlike most Win32 apps, Notion installs per-user by default — it lands in your local AppData, not Program Files. This means:

• ✅ No admin needed
• ✅ Each user gets their own install (handy on multi-user terminal servers)
• ❌ Can't install once for all users (mostly fine for desktops)

If you want a machine-wide install:

winget install --id Notion.Notion -e --scope machine --silent

This requires admin and installs to C:\Program Files\Notion.

Suppress the auto-launch

Notion's installer opens the app right after install (good for end-users, bad for scripts). Force the NSIS-level silent:

winget install --id Notion.Notion -e --override "/S"

Now the install finishes without launching Notion.

Specify version

Pin to a known-good version for compatibility:

winget install --id Notion.Notion -e --version 7.17.0 --silent

List versions:

winget show --id Notion.Notion --versions

Notion Calendar (separate package)

Notion's calendar product is a separate app:

winget install --id Notion.NotionCalendar -e --silent

Worth installing alongside Notion if your team uses both.

Verify

& "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Programs\Notion\Notion.exe" --version

Or just check via winget:

winget list --id Notion.Notion

Upgrade silently

winget upgrade --id Notion.Notion -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements

Notion ships updates roughly every 2 weeks. The desktop app also self-updates on launch by default — winget upgrade is mostly redundant unless you've disabled the self-updater.

Uninstall silently

winget uninstall --id Notion.Notion --silent --disable-interactivity

Because Notion is per-user, this only removes your install — other users on the same machine keep their copies. Your workspace data stays safe in the cloud.

To also wipe local cache (logs, app state — does NOT touch cloud data):

winget uninstall --id Notion.Notion --silent
Remove-Item "$env:APPDATA\Notion" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Remove-Item "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Notion" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

In a productivity-stack script

# Install productivity essentials
$apps = @(
  "Notion.Notion",
  "SlackTechnologies.Slack",
  "Zoom.Zoom",
  "Google.Chrome",
  "Bitwarden.Bitwarden"
)

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

Pre-sign-in via SSO

If your team uses Notion SSO (SAML/OIDC) through Google or Microsoft, the desktop app supports launching the SSO flow directly. Users still click through the auth prompt on first launch — there's no silent sign-in.

For full unattended sign-in, you'd need to script the OAuth handoff via a launcher — out of scope for winget, but possible with PowerShell + browser automation.

Common errors

"Notion is already installed" — winget detects the existing per-user install. To overlay:

winget install --id Notion.Notion -e --silent --force

Install succeeds but Notion won't launch — Electron apps sometimes corrupt on disk. Wipe local cache:

Remove-Item "$env:APPDATA\Notion" -Recurse -Force
Remove-Item "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Notion" -Recurse -Force
winget uninstall --id Notion.Notion
winget install --id Notion.Notion -e --silent

0x80073D02 — Notion currently in use — close Notion (it minimises to tray, doesn't quit on window close). See package in use fix.

See also

• Notion on winget.tech → — full package details
• How to install Slack silently → — sibling productivity app
• Office bundle → — full team productivity stack
• Fresh Windows 11 setup → — full workflow