PyCharm

For managed PyCharm updates, close the application before starting the Windows installer. PyCharm 2025/2026 EXE x64 updates can return Exit Code 1618 if PyCharm is open, so add a pre-close prompt, user deferral, or conflicting-process rule before retrying deployment.

Use JetBrains’ official PyCharm download page as the source of record for current installers: PyCharm downloads.

For managed PyCharm updates, close PyCharm before starting the Windows installer. The PMPC-documented update path can return Exit Code 1618 when the application is open, so use a pre-close or user-deferral step and rerun detection after setup. Official source: PyCharm Windows/download documentation.

Official source: PyCharm Windows/download documentation.

PyCharm’s standalone Windows installer supports JetBrains silent-install syntax. For an all-users deployment, create a silent.config file with deployment choices such as mode=admin, launcher64=0, and updatePATH=0, then run a command like pycharm-*.exe /S /CONFIG=silent.config /LOG=C:\Logs\PyCharm.log /D=C:\Program Files\JetBrains\PyCharm. JetBrains notes that /D= must be the last parameter and should not be wrapped in quotes even when the path contains spaces.

For managed updates, close pycharm64.exe / pycharm.exe before starting the installer so files can be replaced cleanly instead of returning a deployment failure such as 1618 or leaving the old IDE process holding files open.

Official source: JetBrains PyCharm silent installation on Windows.