KB439524: How to perform a silent installation of MicroStrategy Desktop on Windows Operating Systems

SYMPTOM
When using the Silent Installation of Strategy Desktop as per the guidelines in the installation guide, the installation process shows the installation GUI (with the logo and the "next" buttons), when the expectation is that the installation just gets completed in the background without any human intervention.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE

1. Download Strategy Desktop 10.10 installation package from the Strategy Download website
2. In the main drive (C:\), create a response.ini file and add the following content:
   

   
   [Installer]
   HideAllDialogs=TRUE
   CreateDesktopShortcuts=TRUE
   CreateStartMenuShortcuts=TRUE
   CheckForUpdate=FALSE
   
   [InitialPaths]
   StrategyDesktop=C:\Program Files\Strategy
   
   [Welcome]
   RemoveAll=FALSE
   
   [Finish]
   LaunchDesktopAfterInstall=TRUE
   KeepMySettingsOnMaintenance=FALSE

   
   
3. Copy paste the install.iss file from the <StrategyDesktop10.10InstallationFiles>\resources\unpacked folder to the main folder (C:\)
4. In the Command Prompt of Windows, navigate to the installation folder of Strategy Desktop 10.10, as shown below :
    
   

   
   cd C:\Users\TEST\Downloads\desktop-windows-10.10.0.3758\Strategy Desktop 10.10

   
      
5. From command line, run the following command to start the silent installation:
   

   
   DesktopSetup.exe --Responsefile="C:\response.ini.txt" -s -f1"C:\setup.iss" -f2"c:\setup.log”

   
   
   
   
6. See that the installation window shows up, instead of just running the installation in the background.  

CAUSE
Starting with Strategy version 10.10, the silent installation for Strategy Desktop has changed. The folder with the executable files is now under 

\Strategy Desktop x.x\resources\unpacked

.
Note: The installation file name has changed and is now

WindowsDesktop.exe

can be found under

Strategy Desktop x.x\resources\unpacked

.
ACTION
As a result, the command line steps need to be modified as below: 
Run command:

<path to WindowsDesktop.exe>\WindowsDesktop.exe -s -- ResponseFile="C:\response.ini" -f1"C:\setup.iss" -f2"c:\setup.log"

 Note:

 WindowsDesktop.exe

can be found under

Strategy Desktop x.x\resources\unpacked

.
The silent installation should now proceed without any prompts and run in the background, as expected.