Installer ignoring --prefix to specify install directory

[elopez-peach]

Describe the problem

Running ArduinoCloudAgent.exe --help opens a dialogue box that gives details on install arguments.
This window states that the --prefix argument can be used to specify an alternate install directory. It also states that the default install directory is C:\Program Files (x86)/ArduinoCloudAgent.
Instead, the installer always installs to the %appdata%\ArduinoCloudAgent\ folder for the user that is running the installer.

We are a school trying to use PDQ Deploy to install the cloud agent to all of our lab computers silently.

To reproduce

1. Run installer with argument --help to get the list of arguments
2. Attempt to perform a silent install using the arguments provided --mode unattended --prefix "C:/Program Files/ArduinoCloudAgent"
3. Install directory that was specified does not exist. Installer used %appdata% for the user running the installer instead

Expected behavior

Expected installer to use the directory specified in the installer command so that it would be available to all users

Arduino Create Agent version

1.7.0

Operating system

Windows

Operating system version

10/11

Browser

Chrome

Browser version

133

Additional context

Additional reports

• Installer ignoring --prefix to specify install directory #1017 (comment)
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/problems-with-installation-for-multiple-users/399629/8
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/cloud-agent-silent-install/1353536/1
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/cloud-agent-silent-install/1353536/2

Issue checklist

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• I verified the problem still occurs when using the latest version
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[tscott-hoy]

+1 - also still prevalent as of 1.7.1-rc1.
The option to specify a system install would be very helpful too. I'm in a similar position to OP, but using Intune instead of PDQ.

[derdegenhard]

+1

When using ArduinoCloudAgent-1.7.0-windows-386-installer.exe with

 --prefix C:\Program Files (x86)\ArduinoCloudAgent 

or

 --prefix C:\Program Files (x86)/ArduinoCloudAgent

(this is the path shown in the ArduinoCloudAgent-1.7.0-windows-386-installer.exe --help output)

I always get the error:

There has been an error.
Expected option but got "F-les". Options start with a leading "--" prefix
Use --help to get a list of valid options

--help gives me:

Arduino Cloud Agent 1.7.0
Usage:

 --help                                      Display the list of valid options

 --version                                   Display product information

 --unattendedmodeui <unattendedmodeui>       Unattended Mode UI
                                             Default: none
                                             Allowed: none minimal minimalWithDialogs

 --optionfile <optionfile>                   Installation option file
                                             Default: 

 --debuglevel <debuglevel>                   Debug information level of verbosity
                                             Default: 2
                                             Allowed: 0 1 2 3 4

 --mode <mode>                               Installation mode
                                             Default: win32
                                             Allowed: win32 unattended

 --debugtrace <debugtrace>                   Debug filename
                                             Default: 

 --installer-language <installer-language>   Language selection
                                             Default: en
                                             Allowed: sq ar es_AR az eu pt_BR bg ca hr cs da nl en et fi fr de el he hu id it ja kk ko lv lt no fa pl pt ro ru sr zh_CN sk sl es sv th zh_TW tr tk uk va vi cy

 --prefix <prefix>                           Installation Directory
                                             Default: C:\Program Files (x86)/ArduinoCloudAgent

Please let us install it unattended in a specific folder on Windows.

Option win32 unattended also is not recognized.