Driver Installation & Troubleshooting
Installer Command Line Parameters
Each Parameter listed in the table below can be passed in the command line to modify the driver installation process.
Therefore, if WacomTablet_6.3.45-1.exe is the downloaded installer file, then WacomTablet_6.3.36-1.exe /opt nowdc would install the driver without Wacom Desktop Center.
| Function (Release) | Parameter | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Uninstall | /u | The uninstall argument is useful for quickly cleaning up installations that did not succeed or were partially successful. |
| Silent Install | /s | The silent install option is usually used by companies or organisations for mass deployment without disrupting users. It should install the driver without any user input and no messages should occur during the install that are visible by the user. Silent installs will skip the .NET download and installation as that function is not silent. |
| STU Mode Install | /custom STU_MODE | The "STU mode" install option is typically used in signature environments as it prevents the tablet from functioning normally. The pen cannot be used for navigation in STU mode, instead it can only be used when a signature application assigns a signature window to the tablet. Once the signature is complete and submitted the pen should become inactive again. |
| No WDC Install (6.3.19) | /opt nowdc | The "No WDC" install option allows users to skip the installation of the WDC (Wacom Desktop Center) during the install process. This is helpful for large deployments of devices that don't use the WDC, taking up less space after the install and removing any requirements the machine may need for .NET 4.0/4.5. at least on the part of Wacom. |
| No OSD Install | /opt noosd | The no OSD install option allows users to skip the installation of the Wacom Display Settings software during the install process. This is helpful for large deployments of devices that don't use the Wacom Display Settings software, taking up less space after the install. This does not prevent the FTDI driver from installing as that is still needed for certain firmware updates. |
| No User Help Install (6.3.16) | /opt nohelp | The "No User Help" install option allows users to skip the installation of the local User Help content during the install process. Online User Help content will still be accessible so long as a web connection is present. |
| No Internet Checks Install (6.3.29) | /opt noinet | The "No Internet" install option allows users to skip the checks for, downloads of, and installation of any driver/WDC prerequisites during the install process. |
| Enable Driver Logging (6.3.31) | /opt DebugDrv | The Enable Driver Logging argument is useful for enabling full driver logging on install. |
| Enable Wintab and Driver Logging (6.3.31) | /opt DebugDll | The Enable Wintab logging argument is useful for enabling full Wintab and driver logging on install. |
| No Automatic Custom Applications | /opt noappx | The No Automatic Custom Applications option skips the installation of any .wacomas files to prevent Wacom's custom application settings from populating automatically. |
| Remove Existing User Preferences on Install | /opt deleteallprefs | The Remove Existing User Preferences on Install option removes any existing user preferences to provide users with a new driver state when their install is complete. |
| Auto Driver Restart | /opt AutoDriverRestart | Enables the auto driver restart feature that will automatically restart the driver if one of the Driver's processes crash. This is intended only for users that don't use Wintab apps as this will disrupt their Wintab connection. |
| No non-WDC Notifications | /opt noupdates | The noupdates parameter will prevent the installation of the Wacom Update Utility that provides system notifications for Wacom driver, firmware, and BIOS updates. |
| Suppress Secure Driver Session | /opt suppresssecuredriver | This parameter prevents the secure driver session from starting at the Windows login screen. |