Update Windows native install to use one-liner command#5203
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The Viam app now generates a single Command Prompt one-liner for Windows viam-agent installation (app#12694) instead of directing users to download the MSI and click through the wizard. Update the docs to match: show the command that fetches config, downloads the MSI, and runs a silent install with msiexec /qn /norestart. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01BCPjBhmwapYtVuNM36gNp1
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The CONNECT tab offers API keys but no config URL, so the instruction to take all three values from it left readers stranded. Inline the config URL shape (only the part ID varies), link the API keys page, and reuse the canonical status-dropdown instruction for copying the part ID.
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The Viam app now generates a single Command Prompt one-liner for Windows viam-agent installation instead of directing users to download the MSI and click through the wizard (viamrobotics/app#12694, merged 2026-07-14).
The old docs said "download the Viam Agent installer and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation." The app UI no longer shows that flow — it now shows a single copy-paste command that fetches the machine config, downloads the MSI, and installs silently with
msiexec /qn /norestart.This PR updates
docs/reference/viam-server.mdto match the new app behavior: the Windows native tab now shows the one-liner command with placeholder credentials, matching the Linux install experience.Source changes
Docs changes
docs/reference/viam-server.md: Replace "download the installer and follow on-screen instructions" with the actual one-liner command (mkdir, curl config, curl MSI, msiexec silent install). Note that Command Prompt must be run as administrator, and Cmd (not PowerShell) must be used.How I found these
maintenance.mdstaleness detection table forapp/ui/src/changesviam-agent-stable-windows,mkdir.*\\etc,Download.*installer,Command Promptacross the entire docs repo. Only one page (viam-server.mdline 401) referenced the old install flow.Generated by daily docs change agent
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