When installing in silent mode, you can supply additional arguments to the install command through your command line interface (CLI) or via script. Silent mode installation can be useful when deploying Anaconda Distribution to many clients, as the installation can be completed automatically without the user needing to manually select options in an installer wizard GUI or within the CLI itself.
Download Anaconda Distribution manually from one of the links above or use curl -O to download via your CLI.
curl -O https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/Anaconda3-2025.06-0-Windows-x86_64.exe
To run the Windows installer for Anaconda in silent mode, use the /S argument. The following optional arguments are supported:
  • /InstallationType=[JustMe|AllUsers]—Default is JustMe.
  • /AddToPath=[0|1]—Default is 0.
  • /RegisterPython=[0|1]—Make this the system’s default Python. Default is 0.
  • /S—Install in silent mode.
  • /D=<installation path>—Destination installation path. Must be the last argument. Do not wrap in quotation marks. Required if installing in silent mode.
All arguments are case-sensitive.For example, the following batch file command installs Anaconda Distribution for the current user without registering Python as the system’s default:
start /wait "" Anaconda3-2025.06-0-Windows-x86_64.exe /InstallationType=JustMe /RegisterPython=0 /S /D=%UserProfile%Anaconda3
As of Anaconda Distribution 2022.05, the option to add Anaconda to the PATH environment variable during an All Users installation has been disabled. This was done to address a security exploit. You can still add Anaconda to the PATH environment variable during a Just Me installation.