Microsoft Installer (.msi) files

Repairing installed software

For .msi installers you can often solve issues just by right-clicking and selecting "repair" which will run through the installation again and fix any missing/corrupt files and registry entries.

Administrative rights are often not needed to perform a repair which can be useful for when you don't have elevated privileges.

Install/Uninstall .msi packages using msiexec

The Windows msiexec tool can be used to install and uninstall .msi packages via the command-line.

Install example: `msiexec /i "%userprofile%\Downloads\myProgram.msi"
Uninstall example: `msiexec /x "%userprofile%\Downloads\myProgram.msi"

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/msiexec

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