Install Wireshark via Windows Command Line

Here we will install Wireshark via the Windows cmd line.

This is especially useful if you only have terminal access to your machine

Download installer

Via Powershell, run the following command to download the 32 bit Wireshark installer

See the full list of downloadables here

Start-BitsTransfer -Source https://1.as.dl.wireshark.org/win32/Wireshark-win32-3.6.1.exe

Run the installer

Run the installer with

.\Wireshark-win32-3.6.1.exe

Click “Next” or “Continue” all the way through changing no settings

You will also see a “Npcap” installation window, click “I Accept” or “Continue” all the way through

Run Wireshark

In your Powershell terminal, type taskmgr to open Task Manager

Click More details > File > Run new task

Then type wireshark and hit enter, you're done!