From 75c85fbde198c866f1b6b1f82419bc1b7ba1a653 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Jan-Otto=20Kr=C3=B6pke?= <mail@jkroepke.de>
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2025 20:53:50 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add note about property preferences (#2155)

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 README.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fefb9265..0757b9f4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ The following parameters are available:
 | `REMOVE`             | Disables features within the windows_exporter installer. Supported values: `FirewallException`                                                                                     |
 | `APPLICATIONFOLDER`  | Directory to install windows_exporter. Defaults to `C:\Program Files\windows_exporter`                                                                                             |
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> The installer properties are always preferred over the values defined in the config file. If you prefer to configure via the config file, avoid using any of the properties listed above.
 
 Parameters are sent to the installer via `msiexec`.
 On PowerShell, the `--%` should be passed before defining properties.