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title: "8x8 Work for Desktop MSI installation parameters"
slug: "8x8-work-for-desktop-msi-installation-parameters"
updated: 2026-05-11T08:37:31Z
published: 2026-05-21T21:27:32Z
canonical: "help.8x8.com/8x8-work-for-desktop-msi-installation-parameters"
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# 8x8 Work for Desktop MSI installation parameters

## Question

What are the MSI installation parameters that can be used with MSI installer of 8x8 Work?

## Applies to

- 8x8 Work for Desktop for Windows

## Answer

1. Open **Command Prompt or PowerShell**.
2. Navigate to the **MSI installer folder by using "cd" command**.
3. Once inside the folder, paste the MSI installer filename (including the file extension .msi, example: *work_X.X.X-X_XX-bit.msi*) followed by any of the following parameters:

```plaintext
msiexec /Option <Required Parameter> [Optional Parameter]
Install Options
    </package | /i> <Product.msi>
        Installs or configures a product
    /a <Product.msi>
        Administrative install - Installs a product on the network
    /j<u|m> <Product.msi> [/t <Transform List>] [/g <Language ID>]
        Advertises a product - m to all users, u to current user
    </uninstall | /x> <Product.msi | ProductCode>
        Uninstalls the product
Display Options
    /quiet
        Quiet mode, no user interaction
    /passive
        Unattended mode - progress bar only
    /q[n|b|r|f]
        Sets user interface level
        n - No UI
        b - Basic UI
        r - Reduced UI
        f - Full UI (default)
    /help
        Help information
Restart Options
    /norestart
        Do not restart after the installation is complete
    /promptrestart
        Prompts the user for restart if necessary
    /forcerestart
        Always restart the computer after installation
Logging Options
    /l[i|w|e|a|r|u|c|m|o|p|v|x|+|!|*] <LogFile>
        i - Status messages
        w - Nonfatal warnings
        e - All error messages
        a - Start up of actions
        r - Action-specific records
        u - User requests
        c - Initial UI parameters
        m - Out-of-memory or fatal exit information
        o - Out-of-disk-space messages
        p - Terminal properties
        v - Verbose output
        x - Extra debugging information
        + - Append to existing log file
        ! - Flush each line to the log
        * - Log all information, except for v and x options
    /log <LogFile>
        Equivalent of /l* <LogFile>
Update Options
    /update <Update1.msp>[;Update2.msp]
        Applies update(s)
    /uninstall <PatchCodeGuid>[;Update2.msp] /package <Product.msi | ProductCode>
        Remove update(s) for a product
Repair Options
    /f[p|e|c|m|s|o|d|a|u|v] <Product.msi | ProductCode>
        Repairs a product
        p - only if file is missing
        o - if file is missing or an older version is installed (default)
        e - if file is missing or an equal or older version is installed
        d - if file is missing or a different version is installed
        c - if file is missing or checksum does not match the calculated value
        a - forces all files to be reinstalled
        u - all required user-specific registry entries (default)
        m - all required computer-specific registry entries (default)
        s - all existing shortcuts (default)
        v - runs from source and recaches local package
Setting Public Properties
    [PROPERTY=PropertyValue]
Consult the Windows ® Installer SDK for additional documentation on the
command line syntax.
```

### Example

```plaintext
msiexec.exe /i "C:\work_7.0.5-3_64-bit" /qn
```

## Additional information

For more information, see [Manage 8x8 Work for Desktop Updates and Installations](/support/docs/manage-8x8-work-for-desktop-updates-and-installations).