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Install Grafana Agent in flow mode on Windows

You can install Grafana Agent in flow mode on Windows as a standard graphical install, or as a silent install.

Standard graphical install

To do a standard graphical install of Grafana Agent on Windows, perform the following steps.

1. Navigate to the latest release on GitHub.

2. Scroll down to the Assets section.

3. Download the file called grafana-agent-flow-installer.exe.zip.

4. Unzip the downloaded file.

5. Double-click on grafana-agent-installer.exe to install Grafana Agent.

Grafana Agent is installed into the default directory C:\Program Files\Grafana Agent Flow.

Silent install

To do a silent install of Grafana Agent on Windows, perform the following steps.

1. Navigate to the latest release on GitHub.

2. Scroll down to the Assets section.

3. Download the file called grafana-agent-flow-installer.exe.zip.

4. Unzip the downloaded file.

5. Run the following command in PowerShell or Command Prompt:

   shell Copy

   PATH_TO_INSTALLER /S

   Replace PATH_TO_INSTALLER with the path where the unzipped installer executable is located.

Uninstall

You can uninstall Grafana Agent with Windows Remove Programs or C:\Program Files\Grafana Agent\uninstaller.exe. Uninstalling Grafana Agent stops the service and removes it from disk. This includes any configuration files in the installation directory.

Grafana Agent can also be silently uninstalled by running uninstall.exe /S as Administrator.

Next steps

• Start Grafana Agent
• Configure Grafana Agent