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Automate deployments with PowerShell, batch scripts, and RMM tools (Datto, NinjaOne, ConnectWise).

Sentinel Operations Team
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Updated August 28, 2026
v3.2

You can deploy Sentinel completely invisibly in the background without displaying any prompts or windows to the logged-in user.

Deploy-Sentinel-RMM.ps1
1# 1-Liner PowerShell Deployment Script for RMM tools
2$installerUrl = "https://endpoint.yourcompany.com/downloads/sentinel-agent.msi"
3$destPath = "$env:TEMP\sentinel-agent.msi"
4 
5# Download installer
6Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $installerUrl -OutFile $destPath
7 
8# Execute silent installation
9Start-Process msiexec.exe -ArgumentList "/i `"$destPath`" /qn /norestart" -Wait -NoNewWindow
10 
11# Verify service is running
12Get-Service SentinelAgent | Select-Object Status, StartType
Tags:#Silent Install#RMM#PowerShell#CLI

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