Silent/Automated Installation of the Nmap Security Scanner on Windows

The Windows self-installers of Nmap Versions 7.94 and later include a silent install option (/S). It installs Nmap silently but omits the Npcap windows packet capturing and transmission driver because the free/demo version of Npcap does not include it's own silent installer. That's only in the Commercial Npcap OEM Edition. Here are the basic instructions:

• If you have purchased Npcap OEM, just run it's self-installer in silent mode (the /S option) followed by running the Nmap
• If you don't have Npcap OEM, you can download the free/demo version from Npcap.com and install it manually (only takes a few clicks). At long as you have Npcap installed, you can perform unattended Nmap installs and upgrades by using the silent (/S) option of its installer. the free/demo version of Npcap still allows you to use unlimited copies with Nmap.
• If your company wants an Nmap silent installer so you can embed it in a product you sell, we sell our Nmap OEM Edition product for that. It includes a full silent installer for automated deployment since it also includes the commercial Npcap OEM product. The Nmap OEM license also allows external redistribution, which is not permitted by the free Windows installer.