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title: "Silent Install and Uninstall"
canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/VMAX/113575743/Silent%20Install%20and%20Uninstall"
format: markdown
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This page provides information on setting up V-Ray through a silent installation and removing V-Ray through a silent uninstall.


## ** Overview **

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A silent installation allows you to complete V-Ray installation without user input during the process using a predefined set of options. To set up a silent installation, you need to perform two steps: creating an .xml configuration file that stores the installation parameters and running the installer.

You can remove V-Ray from your machine similarly through a silent uninstall.

> ⚠️ By using the Chaos installer for automatic installation with the -auto argument, you accept the [Chaos End User License Agreement](https://www.chaos.com/terms) and the [Chaos Global Consumer Privacy Policy](https://www.chaos.com/privacy).


## **Creating the .xml file**

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Run the installation file from the command prompt with the ***-gui=0**** *argument.

***vray_adv_xxxxx_max20xx_x64.exe -gui=0***

To suppress the full console output and speed up the generation of a config file, add the **-quiet=1** argument.

***vray_adv_xxxxx_max20xx_x64.exe -gui=0*** ***-quiet=1***

Follow the instructions of the installation and set it up the way you want to have it on all machines. This creates a file named*** config.xml ***in the folder of the installation file.


## **Running the installer**

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Once a config.xml file is generated, you can use it to pass the installation parameters to the installer on any machine in an automated way:

```
vray_adv_70001_max2025_x64.exe -gui=0 -configFile="config.xml" -quiet=1
```



## **Configuration File**

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The config.xml file configures the automated installation. See the config file for your 3ds Max version:

## **Silent Uninstall of V-Ray**

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<span style="color: #000000">Use silent uninstall to remove your V-Ray installation without the need for user input during the process. The silent uninstall uses a predefined set of options. </span>

<span style="color: #000000"> </span>

<span style="color: #000000">V-Ray for 3ds Max can be silently uninstalled from a console with the following command line:</span>

```plaintext
C:\Program Files\Chaos\V-Ray\3ds Max 2025\uninstall\installer.exe -uninstall="C:\Program Files\Chaos\V-Ray\3ds Max 2025\uninstall\install.log" -uninstallApp="V-Ray 7 for 3ds Max 2025" -quiet=0
```

Where:

- *-quiet=0* is used to display the output of the silent uninstall in the console and can be omitted.