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Robot admin guide
Last updated Nov 12, 2024

Installing on Windows OS

UiPath provides two installers for Windows. You can download them from the Resource Center in UiPath Automation Cloud or from the Product Downloads section in Customer Portal.

About 32-bit and 64-bit versions

  • Before the 2021.4 release, Studio and Robot were 32-bit applications. However, from version 2021.4 onward, a 64-bit installer is the default.

  • Starting with version 2023.4, a 32-bit installer is no longer provided, and the UiPathPlatformInstaller.exe is discontinued beginning with version 2021.4.
  • To update existing 32-bit or 64-bit UiPathStudio.msi and UiPathPlatformInstaller.exe installations on 64-bit operating systems, use UiPathStudio.msi.
  • The default installation path for pre-2021.4, 32-bit installation on a 64-bit system was C:\Program Files (x86)\UiPath\Studio. Upgrading to 64-bit installers migrates the installation to the C:\Program Files\UiPath\Studio folder. Installations that use custom paths do not change their directory after update.

About quick and custom installations

You can perform the installation for the current user in a default configuration by selecting the Quick option in the installation wizard (no administrator privileges required) or configure the installation by selecting the Custom option (requires administrator privileges for per-machine installations).

Note:

If you are using Microsoft Windows Server, per-user installations may not be completed successfully. If an error occurs stating that policies have been set to prevent the installation, you can do one of the following if you are an administrator on the machine:

  • Open the Registry Editor, and then, in the registry key HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer, configure the policy DisableMSI = 0 to enable the Windows installer for all applications.
  • Perform the installation per machine by installing using the Custom option.
The following table summarizes the differences and similarities between quick and custom installations.
 

Quick

Custom

Installation contextPer userPer user or per machine

Supported robot installation types

User mode

  • User mode for attended installations (per-user and per-machine).
  • Service mode for unattended installations (per-machine).

Administrator privileges required for the installation

No

Required only for per-machine installations.

Installation directory

%LocalAppData%\Programs

A custom location can be selected. The default location is:

  • %LocalAppData%\Programsfor per-user installations.
  • %ProgramFiles%for per-machine installations.

Activation with Community license

Supported

Supported

Activation with Enterprise license

Supported

Supported

Administrator privileges required

for connecting to Orchestrator

No

Required only for the Service-Mode robot

Connection to Orchestrator using interactive sign-in

Supported

Supported 1

Connection to Orchestrator using the machine key

Supported

Supported

Unattended execution without user login

Not supported

Supported only for the Service-Mode robot

1 - For the Service-Mode robot, you must first connect to Orchestrator using client credentials, and then you can use interactive sign-in to change the user who connects to Orchestrator.

Using UiPath.Studio.msi

UiPath.Studio.msi is the Windows installer that targets mainly developers. When installed, the software package includes both the development environment (UiPath Studio), UiPath Robot, and UiPath Assistant to execute the developed workflows.

If you are looking to build, debug, and test automation on the same machine, use this installer.

Available installation options

  • Quick installation - Installs a default configuration in the %localappdata%\Programs\UiPath directory. The default configuration includes:
    • Studio, StudioX and Assistant

    • Robot in User Mode

    • StudioX Excel add-on (if you have Microsoft Excel already installed on your machine)

    • Chrome extension (if you have Google Chrome already installed on your machine)

    • Edge Chromium extension (if you have Microsoft Edge Chromium already installed on your machine)

    • JavaScript Robot Add-on

    • Extension for Microsoft Remote Desktop

  • Custom installation - Allows you to select the components you want to install, and configure advanced settings. The installation path is %LocalAppData%\Programs for current user installations, and %ProgramFiles% for installations applicable to all users on the device.

Custom installation - available options

  • Install for me only - Install your custom configuration in the user profile folder. No administrator privileges needed.

  • Install for all users on this computer - Installs your custom configuration for all users on the machine. Needs administrator privileges.

Install for me only - available installation packages

  • Automation Developer - Installs the following configuration, for running attended automations:

    • Studio, StudioX and Assistant

    • Robot in User Mode

  • Attended Robot - Installs the following configuration, for running attended automations, and automatically starts Assistant with Windows.

    • Assistant

    • Robot in User Mode

When you select an option, the Advanced Settings configuration becomes available, with the following options:

Advanced setting

Description

Installation Package

  • Orchestrator URL - the URL of the Orchestrator instance to connect to using Interactive Sign-In. This value is saved in the uipath.config file.
  • Automatically sign in - When your environment is configured to use SSO with Azure Active Directory, you can enable automatic authentication for your account.

Extensions > Tools

  • StudioX Excel Addin

  • UiPath JavaScript Robot Add-on

  • UiPath extension for Chrome

  • UiPath extension for Edge Chromium

  • UiPath extension for Firefox

  • UiPath extension for Microsoft Remote Desktop

Extensions > Packages configuration

  • Disable Online Feeds - Optionally, disable the Official and Marketplace online feeds for activity packages. Recommended for offline environments.

Security

  • Enforce Signed Execution - Instructs the Robot to execute signed packages exclusively.

  • Disable Secured XAMLs - Disables security of XAML files for Robots installed as a Windows service. Unsecured XAML files allow users to read and modify the process files and logic.

  • Disable Telemetry - Disables the collection of anonymous usage data for Studio and Robot.

Install for all users on this computer - available installation packages

  • Automation Developer - Installs the following configuration, for running attended automations:

    • Studio, StudioX and Assistant

    • Robot in User Mode

  • Attended Robot - Installs the following configuration, for running attended automations, and automatically starts Assistant with Windows.

    • Assistant

    • Robot in User Mode

    When you select an option, the Advanced Settings configuration becomes available.

    Advanced setting

    Description

    Installation Package

    • Installation Path - The destination folder for installation. Default path is %ProgramFiles%.
    • License Code (optional) - The key for your standalone trial or enterprise license. Without a key during a the standalone trial setup, Studio prompts for it upon its first launch.

    • Orchestrator URL - The URL of the Orchestrator instance to connect to using Interactive Sign-In. This value is saved in the uipath.config file.
    • Automatically sign in - When your environment is configured to use SSO with Azure Active Directory, you can enable automatic authentication for your account.

    • Automatically Starts Assistant with Windows - Launches Assistant at Windows startup.

    Extensions > Tools

    • StudioX Excel Addin

    • UiPath extension for Java

    • UiPath JavaScript Robot Add-on

    • UiPath extension for Citrix

    • UiPath extension for Chrome

    • UiPath extension for Edge Chromium

    • UiPath extension for Firefox

    • UiPath extension for Microsoft Remote Desktop

    • UiPath extension for VMware

    • SAP Solution Manager - Available if you have the SAP connector for Microsoft is already installed on your machine. If selected, you need to provide the hostname or IP address for your SAP Solution Manager instance in the Host box.

    Extensions > Default download location

    The download location for activity packages. Default location is %userprofile%.nuget\packages.

    Extensions > Packages configuration

    • Disable Online Feeds - Optionally, disable the Official and Marketplace online feeds for activity packages. Recommended for offline environments.

    Security

    • Enforce Signed Execution - Instructs the Robot to execute signed packages exclusively.

    • Disable Secured XAMLs - Disables security of XAML files for Robots installed as a Windows service. Unsecured XAML files allow users to read and modify the process files and logic.

    • Disable Telemetry - Disables the collection of anonymous usage data for Studio and Robot.

  • Unattended Robot - Installs the following configuration, for running unattended automations:

    • Assistant

    • Robot in Service Mode

    When you select an option, the Advanced Settings configuration becomes available.

    Advanced setting

    Description

    Installation Package

    • License Code (optional) - The key for your standalone trial or enterprise license. Without a key during a the standalone trial setup, Studio prompts for it upon its first launch.

    • Orchestrator URL - The URL of the Orchestrator instance to connect to using Interactive Sign-In. This value is saved in the uipath.configfile.
    • Client Id and Client Secret - The client credentials from machine template objects. This pair produces a token, allowing unattended robots access to Orchestrator resources.

    • Install UiPath Studio - If selected, installs Studio for design purposes.

    Extensions > Tools

    • StudioX Excel Addin

    • UiPath extension for Java

    • UiPath JavaScript Robot Add-on

    • UiPath extension for Citrix

    • UiPath extension for Chrome (*)

    • UiPath extension for Edge Chromium (*)

    • UiPath extension for Firefox

    • UiPath extension for Microsoft Remote Desktop

    • UiPath extension for VMware

    • SAP Solution Manager - Available if you have the SAP connector for Microsoft is already installed on your machine. If selected, you need to provide the hostname or IP address for your SAP Solution Manager instance in the Host box.

    (*) These options are selected by default.

    Extensions > Default download location

    The download location for activity packages. Default location is %userprofile%.nuget\packages.

    Extensions > Packages configuration

    • Disable Online Feeds - Optionally, disable the Official and Marketplace online feeds for activity packages. Recommended for offline environments.

    Security

    • Enforce Signed Execution - Instructs the Robot to execute signed packages exclusively.

    • Disable Secured XAMLs - Disables security of XAML files for Robots installed as a Windows service. Unsecured XAML files allow users to read and modify the process files and logic.

    • Disable Telemetry - Disables the collection of anonymous usage data for Studio and Robot.

Using UiPath.Robot.msi

UiPath.Robot.msi is typically installed on Windows machines that mainly execute automations. No development environment is attached to this installation, and thus, resource allocation is primarily for running robots. It includes UiPath Robot and UiPath Assistant.

Available installation options

  • Quick installation - Installs a default configuration in the %localappdata%\Programs\UiPath directory. The default configuration includes:
    • Studio, StudioX and Assistant

    • Robot in User Mode

    • StudioX Excel add-on (if you have Microsoft Excel already installed on your machine)

    • Chrome extension (if you have Google Chrome already installed on your machine)

    • Edge Chromium extension (if you have Microsoft Edge Chromium already installed on your machine)

    • JavaScript Robot Add-on

    • Extension for Microsoft Remote Desktop

  • Custom installation - Allows you to select the components you want to install, and configure advanced settings. The installation path is %LocalAppData%\Programs for current user installations, and %ProgramFiles% for installations applicable to all users on the device.

Custom - available installation packages

  • Install for me only: Attended - Installs Robot and Assistant to run attended automations.

    • Your custom configuration applies to the current user profile.

    • Robot is installed in User Mode.

    • No administrator privileges needed.

    When you select this option, the Advanced Settings configuration becomes available.

    Advanced setting

    Description

    Installation Package

    • Orchestrator URL - the URL of the Orchestrator instance to connect to using Interactive Sign-In. This value is saved in the uipath.config file.

    • Automatically sign in - When your environment is configured to use SSO with Azure Active Directory, you can enable automatic authentication for your account.

    Extensions > Tools

    • UiPath JavaScript Robot Add-on (*)

    • UiPath extension for Chrome (*)

    • UiPath extension for Edge Chromium (*)

    • UiPath extension for Firefox

    • UiPath extension for Microsoft Remote Desktop

    (*) These options are selected by default.

    Extensions > Packages configuration

    • Disable Online Feeds - Optionally, disable the Official and Marketplace online feeds for activity packages. Recommended for offline environments.

    Security

    • Enforce Signed Execution - Instructs the Robot to execute signed packages exclusively.

    • Disable Secured XAMLs - Disables security of XAML files for Robots installed as a Windows service. Unsecured XAML files allow users to read and modify the process files and logic.

    • Disable Telemetry - Disables the collection of anonymous usage data for Studio and Robot.

  • Install for all users: Attended - Installs Robot and Assistant to run attended automations.

    • Your custom configuration applies to tall users on the machine.

    • Robot is installed in User Mode.

    • Needs administrator privileges.

    • Automatically starts Assistant with Windows.

    When you select this option, the Advanced Settings configuration becomes available.

    Advanced setting

    Description

    Installation Package

    • Installation Path - The destination folder for installation. Default path is %ProgramFiles%.
    • License Code (optional) - The key for your standalone trial or enterprise license. Without a key during a the standalone trial setup, Studio prompts for it upon its first launch.

    • Orchestrator URL - The URL of the Orchestrator instance to connect to using Interactive Sign-In. This value is saved in the uipath.config file.
    • Automatically sign in - When your environment is configured to use SSO with Azure Active Directory, you can enable automatic authentication for your account.

    • Automatically Starts Assistant with Windows - Launches Assistant at Windows startup.

    Extensions > Tools

    • UiPath extension for Java

    • UiPath JavaScript Robot Add-on (*)

    • UiPath extension for Citrix

    • UiPath extension for Chrome (*)

    • UiPath extension for Edge Chromium (*)

    • UiPath extension for Firefox

    • UiPath extension for Microsoft Remote Desktop

    • UiPath extension for VMware

    (*) These options are selected by default.

    Extensions > Default download location
    The download location for activity packages. Default location is %userprofile%.nuget\packages.

    Extensions > Packages configuration

    • Disable Online Feeds - Optionally, disable the Official and Marketplace online feeds for activity packages. Recommended for offline environments.

    Security

    • Enforce Signed Execution - Instructs the Robot to execute signed packages exclusively.

    • Disable Secured XAMLs - Disables security of XAML files for Robots installed as a Windows service. Unsecured XAML files allow users to read and modify the process files and logic.

    • Disable Telemetry - Disables the collection of anonymous usage data for Studio and Robot.

  • Install for all users: Unattended- Installs Robot to run unattended automations via Orchestrator, and installs Assistant to troubleshoot issues.

    • Your custom configuration applies to tall users on the machine.

    • Robot is installed in Service Mode.

    • Needs administrator privileges.

    When you select this option, the Advanced Settings configuration becomes available.

    Advanced setting

    Description

    Installation Package

    • Installation Path - The destination folder for installation. Default path is %ProgramFiles%.
    • License Code (optional) - The key for your standalone trial or enterprise license. Without a key during a the standalone trial setup, Studio prompts for it upon its first launch.

    • Orchestrator URL - The URL of the Orchestrator instance to connect to using Interactive Sign-In. This value is saved in the uipath.config file.
    • Client Id and Client Secret - The client credentials from machine template objects. This pair produces a token, allowing unattended robots access to Orchestrator resources.

    Extensions > Tools

    • UiPath extension for Java

    • UiPath JavaScript Robot Add-on

    • UiPath extension for Citrix

    • UiPath extension for Chrome (*)

    • UiPath extension for Edge Chromium (*)

    • UiPath extension for Firefox

    • UiPath extension for Microsoft Remote Desktop

    • UiPath extension for VMware

    (*) These options are selected by default.

    Extensions > Default download location
    The download location for activity packages. Default location is %userprofile%.nuget\packages.

    Extensions > Packages configuration

    • Disable Online Feeds - Optionally, disable the Official and Marketplace online feeds for activity packages. Recommended for offline environments.

    Security

    • Enforce Signed Execution - Instructs the Robot to execute signed packages exclusively.

    • Disable Secured XAMLs - Disables security of XAML files for Robots installed as a Windows service. Unsecured XAML files allow users to read and modify the process files and logic.

    • Disable Telemetry - Disables the collection of anonymous usage data for Studio and Robot.

Using the Command Prompt

Installing Robot or Studio using command line parameters is useful for installation on multiple machines, for silent installations, and for saving system resources that a graphical wizard might consume. It also allows customized installation settings and integration with scripts.

Important:

To install the Robot using the command prompt, you need administrator privileges.

Best practices

  • To escape the "%" character in system variable names, such as %username%, use the following command:

    ^ - UiPathRobot.msi PACKAGES_FOLDER=C:\Some\Path\^%USERNAME^%^ - UiPathRobot.msi PACKAGES_FOLDER=C:\Some\Path\^%USERNAME^%
    Note:

    In PowerShell, no escaping is needed.

  • When using Active Directory domain accounts, specify the domain name in the folder structure:

    C:\packages\^%UserDomain^%.^%Username^%C:\packages\^%UserDomain^%.^%Username^%
  • To use paths that contain spaces, use quotes:

    • In Command Prompt, use double quotes:

      UiPathRobot.msi APPLICATIONFOLDER="C:\folder name"UiPathRobot.msi APPLICATIONFOLDER="C:\folder name"
    • In PowerShell, use single and double quotes:

      ./UiPathRobot.msi APPLICATIONFOLDER='"C:\folder name"'./UiPathRobot.msi APPLICATIONFOLDER='"C:\folder name"'

Clean installations - command line parameters

These parameters are available when running the UiPath.Studio.msi or UiPath.Robot.msi from the command line.

Command

Description

/q

  • Installs the specified UiPath features silently, without displaying the user interface.

/l*vx <LogFile>

  • Generates an installer log file at the specified path.

  • You can send the file further to our support team if, for any reason, you encounter difficulties during the installation process.

ADDLOCAL

  • Allows selecting the features to install.

  • Without this parameter, the following features are installed by default:

    • Robot in Service Mode

    • Default activity packages

    • JavaScript Add-on

  • It supports the following options:

    • DesktopFeature
      Indicates that you want to install the Robot feature.
      Studio (exclusively for UiPath.Studio.msi)

      Installs Studio.

      Must be used together with the DesktopFeature parameter.
      ExcelAddin (exclusively for UiPath.Studio.msi)

      Installs the StudioX Excel Add-in.

      Must be used together with the Studio parameter.
      Robot
      Installs the Robot in User Mode or Service Mode, as well as the Assistant.
      Must be used together with the DesktopFeature parameter.
      RegisterService

      Required for Service Mode installations.

      Do not add it for User Mode installations.

      StartupLauncher

      Runs the Robot at Windows startup.

      Must be used together with the DesktopFeature parameter.
      Packages (exclusively for UiPath.Studio.msi)

      Installs the default activity packages.

      Must be used together with the Robot parameter.
      JavaBridge

      Installs the UiPath Java Bridge for a better integration and automation with Java applications.

      Adding this may increase the installation time.

      Must be used together with the Robot parameter.
      ChromeExtension

      Installs the Google Chrome Extension.

      Must be used together with the Robot parameter.
      FirefoxExtension

      Installs the Firefox extension.

      Must be used together with the Robot parameter.
      EdgeExtension

      Installs the Microsoft Edge Chromium-based Extension.

      Must be used together with the Robot parameter.
      CitrixClient

      Installs the UiPath Citrix Client Extension.

      Must be used together with the Robot parameter.

      Not available for per-user installations.

      JavaScriptAddOn

      Installs the Browser Embedding add-on.

      Must be used together with the Robot parameter.

      Cannot be used with elevated rights.

      SapPlugin (exclusively for UiPath.Studio.msi)

      Installs the SAP Solution Manager plugin.

      Requires the SAP Connector for Microsoft to be installed on your machine.

      On clean installs, you must also provide an address for the instance using the SAP_SOL_MAN_HOST parameter.
      Must be used together with the Studio parameter.

      Not available for per-user installations.

      VMwareExtension

      Installs the UiPath extension for VMware Horizon.

      Must be used together with the Robot parameter.

      Not available for per-user installations.

      WindowsRdpExtension

      Installs the UiPath extension for Windows Remote Desktop.

      Must be used together with the Robot parameter.
      LiveStreaming

      Installs the live streaming software (RealVNC) on the machine.

MSIINSTALLPERUSER

  • Enables you to install only for the current user.

    • To install per user, add MSIINSTALLPERUSER=1.
    • To install per machine, do not include this parameter.

The following options are not available in per-user installations: RegisterService, CitrixExtension, VMwareExtension, PACKAGES_FOLDER, CODE.

SAP_SOL_MAN_HOST (exclusively for UiPath.Studio.msi)
  • The hostname or IP address of your SAP Solution Manager instance.

  • Required for clean installations where the SapPlugin parameter was added in the ADDLOCAL option.

APPLICATIONFOLDER

  • Enables you to install the Robot in a custom location.

NUGET_OPTIONS

  • For offline environments.

  • If set to DisableOnlineFeeds, this parameter disables the online UiPath official and Community feeds for the Robot, and uses Orchestrator and local feeds exclusively.
Note:

The URL feeds remain in the configuration files, but are ignored.

PACKAGES_FOLDER

  • Enables you to change the download location for your workflows and their dependencies. The chosen folder can be user-specific or accessible by all users on a machine.

  • Without this parameter, the default download location is %userProfile%\.nuget\packages.
  • Not available for per-user installations.

Note: Make sure that all users that need to execute processes have read access to the new folder.

CUSTOM_NUGET_FEEDS

  • Enables you to add custom NuGet activities feeds for Studio and/or Robot.

  • This command only adds or updates the existing list of feeds.

  • It must be populated with key-value pairs of type string:

    • Valid locations include online feeds, folder paths, and shared network drives.

    • Make sure that the provided feeds are accessible by all users on a given machine.

    • Separate feeds with semicolons (;).

      For example:

      CUSTOM_NUGET_FEEDS="FeedName1,https://my.custom.nuget.feed; FeedName2,D:\Custom\Activities\Packages\"CUSTOM_NUGET_FEEDS="FeedName1,https://my.custom.nuget.feed; FeedName2,D:\Custom\Activities\Packages\"

ENFORCE_SIGNED_EXECUTION

  • Optional. Enables you to enforce your Robots to execute only signed packages.

  • Without this parameter, package signing is not enabled.

  • It has the following options:

    1

    The Robot only handles packages signed by UiPath-verified authors or repositories.

    To add your own certificate as a trusted source, modify the nuget.config file.
    0
    No package signing rule is enforced on your Robot deployment.
  • For more details, see Signing Packages.

CODE

  • Licenses your Robot instance.

  • Not available for per-user installations.

CLIENT_ID and CLIENT_SECRET
  • Automatically connects the Robot to Orchestrator using client credentials, while also installing it.

    For example:

    UiPathRobot.msi ORCHESTRATOR_URL=https://demo.uipath.com/company/tenant/orchestrator_ CLIENT_ID=1234-abcd-1ab2-cd32-1111 CLIENT_SECRET=2143ndafj32kUiPathRobot.msi ORCHESTRATOR_URL=https://demo.uipath.com/company/tenant/orchestrator_ CLIENT_ID=1234-abcd-1ab2-cd32-1111 CLIENT_SECRET=2143ndafj32k

CHROME_INSTALL_TYPE

  • Allows you to choose the installation method for the Chrome extension.

  • Needs admin rights.

  • Without this parameter, the most appropriate method is selected automatically.

  • It has the following options:

    POLICYOFFLINE
    The Chrome Extension is automatically installed per system via the Group Policy Offline method, the equivalent of calling the /Chrome-Policy-Offline command using the SetupExtensions tool.
    POLICYONLINE
    The Chrome Extension is automatically installed per system via the Group Policy Online method, the equivalent of calling the /ChromePolicyGlobal command using the SetupExtensions tool.
    MANUALPERMACHINE
    The Chrome Extension is installed for all users, the equivalent of calling the /ChromeGlobal command using the SetupExtensions tool.
    NATIVEHOSTONLY
    Only the Native Messaging Host component (ChromeNativeMessaging.exe) is installed, the equivalent of calling the /ChromeNativeHostGlobal command using the SetupExtensions tool.
Note: The old installation methods names (STORE, GLOBAL) are kept for backwards compatibility.

EDGE_INSTALL_TYPE

  • Allows you to choose the installation method for the Edge extension.

  • Needs admin rights.

  • Without this parameter, the most appropriate method is selected automatically.

  • It has the following options:

    POLICYOFFLINE
    The Edge Extension is automatically installed per system via the Group Policy Offline method, the equivalent of calling the /Edge-Policy-Offline command using the SetupExtensions tool.
    POLICYONLINE
    The Edge Extension is automatically installed per system via the Group Policy Online method, the equivalent of calling the /Edge-Chromium-PolicyGlobal command using the SetupExtensions tool.
    MANUALPERMACHINE
    The Edge Extension is installed for all users, the equivalent of calling the /Edge-Chromium-Global command using the SetupExtensions tool.
    NATIVEHOSTONLY
    Only the Native Messaging Host component (ChromeNativeMessaging.exe) is installed, the equivalent of calling the /Edge-Chromium-NativeHostGlobal command using the SetupExtensions tool.
Note: The old installation methods names (STORE, GLOBAL) are kept for backwards compatibility.

DISABLE_SECURE_XAML

  • Allows you to disable security of XAML files for Robots installed as a Windows service. Unsecured XAML files allow users to read and modify the process files and logic.
  • It has the following options:

    0
    The default option. Enables security for XAML files for Windows service Robots.
    1
    Disables security for XAML files for Windows service Robots.

SERVICE_URL

  • Allows you to define the URL of the Orchestrator instance to connect to using Interactive Sign-In. This value is saved in the uipath.config file.
  • Required by User-Mode installations. Service-Mode installations ignore this parameter.

ORCHESTRATOR_URL

  • In clean installations, you can specify the main Orchestrator URL, used for retrieving auto-update information. For example: https://orchestrator.local/organizationName/tenantName.

TELEMETRY_ENABLED

  • Allows you to disable the usage data collection.

  • It has the following options:

    0

    Disables the telemetry for Studio and Robot.

    1

    The default option. Enables the telemetry for Studio and Robot.

  • Find out how to opt out of telemetry.

ENABLE_PIP

  • Allows you to enable the Robot session (Picture in Picture) functionality of the machine.

  • It has the following options:

    0

    Default option. The Robot session capability is disabled.

    1

    Enables the Robot session capability.

INSTALLER_LANGUAGE

  • Enables you to select the display language of the installer.

  • Without this parameter, the installer uses the language settings in Windows.

  • It has the following options:

    2052

    Chinese (Simplified)

    12

    French

    7

    German

    17

    Japanese

    1

    Korean

    22

    Portuguese (Portugal)

    1046
    Portuguese (Brazil)
    25

    Russian

    10

    Spanish (Spain)

    2058

    Spanish (Mexico)

    31

    Turkish

ASSISTANT_OPTIONS
  • Enables or disables the Marketplace widget for Assistant.

  • It has the following options:

    Absent or EnableMarketplace

    The default option. Enables the widget.

    DisableMarketplace

    Disabled the widget.

ORCHESTRATOR_AUTO_SIGNIN
  • Enables automatic sign-in to your account.

  • For User-Mode installations and environments configured to use the SSO with Azure Active Directory.

  • Must be used together with the ORCHESTRATOR_URL parameter.
  • It has the following options:
    0

    Disables the automatic sign-in.

    1

    Enables the automatic sign-in.

ENFORCE_DEFAULT_SERVICE_URL
  • Enforces the default service URL.

  • For User-Mode installations.

  • Must be used together with the ORCHESTRATOR_URL parameter.
  • It has the following options:
    0

    Disables the enforcement of the default service URL.

    1

    Enables the enforcement of the default service URL.

Updating or modifying existing installations - command line parameters

These parameters are available when running the UiPath.Studio.msi from the command line.

Command

Description

/q

Not supported for changing an existing installation.

  • Updates the specified UiPath features silently, without displaying the user interface.

ADDLOCAL

  • Allows selecting the features to install.

  • Without this parameter, the following features are installed by default:

    • Robot in Service Mode

    • Default activity packages

    • JavaScript Add-on

  • It supports the following options:

    • DesktopFeature
      Indicates that you want to install the Robot feature.
      Studio (exclusively for UiPath.Studio.msi)

      Installs Studio.

      Must be used together with the DesktopFeature parameter.
      ExcelAddin (exclusively for UiPath.Studio.msi)

      Installs the StudioX Excel Add-in.

      Must be used together with the Studio parameter.
      Robot
      Installs the Robot in User Mode or Service Mode, as well as the Assistant.
      Must be used together with the DesktopFeature parameter.
      RegisterService

      Required for Service Mode installations.

      Do not add it for User Mode installations.

      LiveStreaming

      Installs the live streaming software (RealVNC) on the machine. See The Live Streaming feature.

      StartupLauncher

      Runs the Robot at Windows startup.

      Must be used together with the DesktopFeature parameter.
      Packages (exclusively for UiPath.Studio.msi)

      Installs the default activity packages.

      Must be used together with the Robot parameter.
      JavaBridge

      Installs the UiPath Java Bridge for a better integration and automation with Java applications.

      Adding this may increase the installation time.

      Must be used together with the Robot parameter.
      ChromeExtension

      Installs the Google Chrome Extension.

      Must be used together with the Robot parameter.
      FirefoxExtension

      Installs the Firefox extension.

      Must be used together with the Robot parameter.
      EdgeExtension

      Installs the Microsoft Edge Chromium-based Extension.

      Must be used together with the Robot parameter.
      CitrixClient

      Installs the UiPath Citrix Client Extension.

      Must be used together with the Robot parameter.

      Not available for per-user installations.

      JavaScriptAddOn

      Installs the Browser Embedding add-on.

      Must be used together with the Robot parameter.

      Cannot be used with elevated rights.

      SapPlugin (exclusively for UiPath.Studio.msi)

      Installs the SAP Solution Manager plugin.

      Requires the SAP Connector for Microsoft to be installed on your machine.

      On clean installs, you must also provide an address for the instance using the SAP_SOL_MAN_HOST parameter.
      Must be used together with the Studio parameter.

      Not available for per-user installations.

      VMwareExtension

      Installs the UiPath extension for VMware Horizon.

      Must be used together with the Robot parameter.

      Not available for per-user installations.

      WindowsRdpExtension

      Installs the UiPath extension for Windows Remote Desktop.

      Must be used together with the Robot parameter.
      LiveStreaming

      Installs the live streaming software (RealVNC) on the machine.

REMOVE

  • Disables a feature.

    Note:

    Robot cannot be removed.

NUGET_OPTIONS

Not supported for changing an existing installation.

  • For offline environments.

  • If set to DisableOnlineFeeds, this parameter disables the online UiPath official and Community feeds for the Robot, and uses Orchestrator and local feeds exclusively.
Note:

The URL feeds remain in the configuration files, but are ignored.

ENFORCE_SIGNED_EXECUTION

Not supported for changing an existing installation.

  • Optional. Enables you to enforce your Robots to execute only signed packages.

  • Without this parameter, package signing is not enabled.

  • It has the following options:

    1

    The Robot only handles packages signed by UiPath-verified authors or repositories.

    To add your own certificate as a trusted source, modify the nuget.config file.
    0
    No package signing rule is enforced on your Robot deployment.
  • For more details, see Signing Packages.

SERVICE_URL

  • Allows you to define the URL of the Orchestrator instance to connect to using Interactive Sign-In. This value is saved in the uipath.config file.
  • Available when switching the Robot from Service Mode to User Mode, by not including the RegisterService parameter.

TELEMETRY_ENABLED

Not supported for changing an existing installation.

  • Allows you to disable the usage data collection.

  • It has the following options:

    0

    Disables the telemetry for Studio and Robot.

    1

    The default option. Enables the telemetry for Studio and Robot.

  • Find out how to opt out of telemetry.

ASSISTANT_OPTIONS
  • Enables or disables the Marketplace widget for Assistant.

  • It has the following options:

    Absent or EnableMarketplace

    The default option. Enables the widget.

    DisableMarketplace

    Disabled the widget.

DISABLE_SECURE_XAML

Not supported for changing an existing installation.

  • Allows you to disable security of XAML files for Robots installed as a Windows service. Unsecured XAML files allow users to read and modify the process files and logic.
  • It has the following options:

    0
    The default option. Enables security for XAML files for Windows service Robots.
    1
    Disables security for XAML files for Windows service Robots.

The live streaming feature

Starting with version 2024.10, the live streaming feature uses the RealVNC software, which comes bundled in the UiPath Robot and UiPath Studio 2024.10+ installers. Installing or upgrading to the 2024.10+ Robot using the GUI or the command prompt automatically installs RealVNC , unless the ADDLOCAL parameter is used. If you choose to use the ADDLOCAL parameter in a command prompt installation, you must add the LiveStreaming flag.
For example, the following UiPathRobot.msi command performs a custom installation or upgrade which also installs RealVNC, the software that is required for live streaming:
UiPathRobot.msi ADDLOCAL=DesktopFeature,Robot,RegisterService,LiveStreamingUiPathRobot.msi ADDLOCAL=DesktopFeature,Robot,RegisterService,LiveStreaming
Warning:

Live streaming and remote control features do not work in a proxy setup for Robot versions older than 2024.10.5. Upgrade your Robot to versions 2024.10.5+ to access these features in a proxy setup.

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