Silent install command for Salt Minion 3008.1

The exact silent switches the Salt Minion installer accepts, plus a one-line command you can paste into a script, Intune Win32 app, or Configuration Manager package.

One-line silent install (x64, machine scope)

Salt-Minion-3008.1-Py3-AMD64-Setup.exe /S

Run from the directory containing Salt-Minion-3008.1-Py3-AMD64-Setup.exe. Download the installer from the Direct link below first. Run an elevated terminal (Run as Administrator) for machine-scope installs.

Architecture	Scope	Type	Silent switches	Source
x64	machine	EXE NSIS		Default for NSIS (Nullsoft)
x86	machine	EXE NSIS		Default for NSIS (Nullsoft)

Declared by publisher means the switches come straight from the winget manifest the publisher (or community maintainer) submitted to microsoft/winget-pkgs.
Default for {type} means the manifest doesn't specify silent switches, so the framework's standard switches are shown (e.g. /S for NSIS, /quiet /norestart for MSI).

Frequently asked questions

What is the silent install command for Salt Minion?

Salt Minion uses EXE (NSIS). After downloading the installer, run: Salt-Minion-3008.1-Py3-AMD64-Setup.exe /S. The silent install switches are /S.

How do I deploy Salt Minion via Intune or Configuration Manager?

Use winget for the cleanest path: winget install --id SaltStack.SaltMinion --exact 3008.1 --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements. If winget isn't viable in your environment, package the publisher's installer directly using the silent switches above.

Prefer the winget route? See the full Salt Minion install page.