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Windows xAgent installation options

  • Published on Sep 8, 2026
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Many options are available when you install Endpoint Security (HX) xAgent software on your Windows hosts.

Note

If you are deploying the Endpoint Security (HX) xAgent software in a VDI environment, Trellix recommends deploying in a persistent or semi persistent VDI environment. See the Endpoint Security Agent (HX) Deployment Guide.

Some options are provided by the Windows msiexec executable; others are provided by Trellix extensions of msiexec. Specify these options when you initiate the installation. A standard installation setup wizard will perform the installation, using the options you specify.

Standard msiexec options you might find useful are listed in the following table. For complete information about all standard msiexec options, see your Microsoft documentation or enter msiexec /h at a command prompt.

Install Option

Description

/i

Install or configure the software. Specify the name of the installation *.msi executable file.

/qn /qb /qr /qf

Set the user interface level for the install process:

  • /qn: no user interface

  • /qb: basic user interface

  • /qr: reduced user interface

  • /qf: full user interface

/quiet

Install the product in quiet mode.

/l*v

Enable agent logging for the install process.

/norestart

Do not restart the system after the installation is complete.

This section explains how to use the Trellix extensions to the msiexec executable to install Trellix Endpoint Security (HX) xAgents software on your Windows hosts.

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