KiCad

For unattended Windows installs of KiCad NSIS-based installers, run the installer elevated with uppercase silent mode, for example kicad-*-x86_64.exe /S. The lowercase /s switch is not equivalent. KiCad extracts a large library payload, so allow enough time before detection checks and verify the target directory such as C:\Program Files\KiCad.

For managed deployments, make sure the Microsoft Visual C++ v14 redistributable is present before installing KiCad EXE x64 or User x64 builds. Source KiCad from the official KiCad Windows download page and source the runtime from Microsoft’s latest supported Visual C++ Redistributable page.

For managed KiCad Windows deployments, include the Microsoft Visual C++ v14 Redistributable (x64) before installing or updating KiCad. Treat that runtime as a prerequisite for both machine-wide and per-user KiCad packages so setup failures are not mistaken for a KiCad version-detection issue. Source: official KiCad Windows download source.

For managed KiCad deployments, preinstall Microsoft Visual C++ v14 x64 Redistributable before running the application installer. Model the runtime as an explicit prerequisite or dependency so install/update detection runs only after the required component is present. Source: official KiCad source.