Install Hololight Stream Runtime with the silent installer

Objectives

  • Be able to install Hololight Stream Runtime with the silent installer.

Install with the silent installer

To install and use Hololight Stream Runtime on your Windows computer, you must have administrator rights. These rights are required to install the runtime, set the active OpenXR runtime, and make changes to your license settings.
  1. Open Command Prompt. Make sure to run it as the administrator.

  2. Enter the following and press Enter.

    'Hololight Stream Runtime 2026.0.0.exe' /exenoui /q /norestart AI_DESKTOP_SH=1 AI_STARTMENU_SH=1 ADDLOCAL=ALL INSTALLER_MODE=AI_INSTALL /log "%TEMP%\install_log.txt"

A window will briefly appear. You can now search for "Hololight Stream Runtime utility" in the Windows Start Menu and open the utility from there.

The silent installer doesn’t support uninstalling Hololight Stream Runtime.

Custom installation with the silent installer

You can also change the parameters in the previous command to better match the installer to your needs.

Hololight Stream Runtime silent installer parameters
Parameter Description
/exenoui

Sets the executable to run without the GUI.

/q

Sets the installer to run in quiet mode.

/norestart

Stops the installer from prompting a restart of the computer when finished.

AI_DESKTOP_SH=1

Sets the installer to create a desktop shortcut.

ADDLOCAL=ALL

Sets the installer to install all features locally.

AI_STARTMENU_SH=1

Sets the installer to create a Start menu shortcut.

INSTALLER_MODE=AI_INSTALL

Sets the installer to be able to do a fresh installation or a repair.

APPDIR=<INSTALLATION_PATH>

Sets the installation destination. When undefined, the installer will install the Hololight Stream Runtime in the default location, 'C:\Program Files\Holo-Light GmbH\Hololight Stream Runtime'

/log

Enables logging during the installation. You can also defined the path where the log is saved directly after.

Custom installation example

This command will install Hololight Stream Runtime in a different location than the default one.

'Hololight Stream Runtime 2026.0.0.exe' /exenoui /q /norestart APPDIR="C:\AdvancedInstallerSilentTest" AI_DESKTOP_SH=1 AI_STARTMENU_SH=1 ADDLOCAL=ALL INSTALLER_MODE=AI_INSTALL /log "%TEMP%\install_log.txt"