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Installation - Silent

What is the purpose of this information?

This will provide all the information needed to configure a silent installation of the CONNECTION Client for those administrators who are looking to make the process less impactful.

Silent Installation Options

Use the command blg64100019xxen.exe /q (replace xxx with the remaining version number)
blg64100019xxxen.exe /s - Silent/headless install
blg64100019xxxen.exe NoStartPostInstall=1 - Don’t run CONNECTION Client or License Client after installation
blg64100019xxxen.exe InstallDesktopShortcut=0 - suppress desktop shortcut

*Please note: When deploying CONNECTION Client using the local system account (such as with SCCM), include the NoStartPostInstall=1 argument to prevent an elevated instance of the Bentley Licensing Service from interfering with user licensing traffic.

Silent Install with Language

Use the command blg64100019xxxen.exe BeBundleCulture=de /q to set the language of the installer interface
Use the command blg64100019xxxen.exe BeSelectedLanguage=de /q (example de=German language...replace xxx with version number) to install the CONNECTION Client language version

Here's the full list:

cs=Czech
de=German
es=Spanish
fi=Finnish
fr=French
it=Italian
ja=Japanese
ko=Korean
nl=Dutch
pl=Polish
pt-br=Portuguese
ru=Russian
tr=Turkish
zh-cn=Simplified Chinese
zh-tw=Traditional Chinese

Silent Uninstall

If removing or downgrading CONNECTION Client, silently uninstall CONNECTION Client by passing /uninstall and /s arguments to the original installer like the example below:
blg6411000216en.exe /uninstall /s

Managing the Application Update functionality

The following parameters enable organizations to configure the Application Update functionality to best suit their needs.

Silent Install with Preferences set

*Please note: Implemented in CONNECTION Client 10.00.13.xx or later

blg64100019xxxen.exe BeCheckUpdateOption=X - Replace X with options below

Download and Notify user = 0,
Notify user = 1,
No notifications = 3

Silent Install with Updates disabled

Use this option if you want to prevent users from seeing updates available under "Applications" but allow them to configure the "Updates" section of "Preferences" to receive the information (i.e. they can then alert their admin if they require the update, but do not have installation rights).
blg64100019xxxen.exe BeCheckUpdateOption=3 /q

Silent Install with Updates permanently disabled

Use blg64100019xxxen.exe BeCheckUpdateOption=3 BeCheckUpdateIsEnabled=0 /q
Use this option if you want to prevent users from seeing any updates available under "Applications" and disable the "Updates" option in "Preferences".

Location in the registry is the UpdateClient value in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Bentley\BentleyDesktopClient\Install

Change the values:

Keyname_CheckUpdateOption=3
Keyname_CheckUpdateIsEnabled=0

Set the IMS federation domain hint manually

*Please note: This should only be used if you're federating with IMS and the automatic domain detection is not picking up the domain that is listed in IMS. An example is that you sign in to the CONNECTION Client and are presented with a second sign in dialog

blg64100018xxxen.exe SsoDomainHint=mydomain.com /q (change mydomain.com to your domain name)

Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Bentley\BentleyDesktopClient

Managed Preference Settings

*Please note: Implemented in CONNECTION Client 10.00.14.xx or later

The following options can be specified in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Bentley\BentleyDesktopClient\Install by an administrator to mandate preference settings used by CONNECTION Client. These can be viewed by a user in the CONNECTION Client Preferences window, but they cannot be changed:

AutoLogin (controls whether CONNECTION Client attempts to sign in on startup)
MinimizeOnSignIn (controls whether CONNECTION Client stays visible after startup)
ShowDesktopNotifications (controls whether software update and project notifications are displayed in the lower right corner when received)
OnboardingShown (controls whether initial quick start dialog appears when a new user is opening CONNECTION Client for the first time)

Each of the string values above can have a value of either True or False.