PowerShell installation and servicing on Windows
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description: Learn how to install the latest version of PowerShell 7, which runs side-by-side with Windows PowerShell 5.1.
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title: Install PowerShell 7 on Windows
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# Install PowerShell 7 on Windows
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```Output
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Name Id Version Source
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−PowerShell Microsoft.PowerShell 7.6.5.0 winget
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+PowerShell Microsoft.PowerShell 7.6.6.0 winget
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```
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Beginning with the winget package for PowerShell 7.6.0, winget installs the MSIX package by default.
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Latest stable release:
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−- [PowerShell-7.6.5-win-x64.msi][17]
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−- [PowerShell-7.6.5-win-arm64.msi][15]
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+- [PowerShell-7.6.6-win-x64.msi][17]
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+- [PowerShell-7.6.6-win-arm64.msi][15]
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Once downloaded, double-click the installer file and follow the prompts.
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```powershell
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$msiParams = @(
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'/package'
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− 'PowerShell-7.6.5-win-x64.msi'
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+ 'PowerShell-7.6.6-win-x64.msi'
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'/quiet'
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'ADD_EXPLORER_CONTEXT_MENU_OPENPOWERSHELL=1'
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'ADD_FILE_CONTEXT_MENU_RUNPOWERSHELL=1'
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<a id="zip"></a>PowerShell binary ZIP archives are provided to enable advanced deployment scenarios.
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Download one of the following ZIP archives from the [current release][21] page.
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−- [PowerShell-7.6.5-win-x64.zip][18]
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−- [PowerShell-7.6.5-win-arm64.zip][16]
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+- [PowerShell-7.6.6-win-x64.zip][18]
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+- [PowerShell-7.6.6-win-arm64.zip][16]
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Depending on how you download the file you may need to unblock the file using the `Unblock-File`
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cmdlet. Unzip the contents to the location of your choice and run `pwsh.exe` from there. Unlike
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To manually install the MSIX package, download one of the following packages from the GitHub
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releases page and double-click the file to install it.
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−- Next LTS - [PowerShell-7.6.5.msixbundle][19]
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−- Latest stable - [PowerShell-7.5.10.msixbundle][14]
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−- Current LTS - [PowerShell-7.4.19.msixbundle][13]
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+- Current LTS - [PowerShell-7.6.6.msixbundle][19]
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+- Latest stable - [PowerShell-7.5.11.msixbundle][14]
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+- Previous LTS - [PowerShell-7.4.20.msixbundle][13]
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- Current preview - [PowerShellPreview-7.7.0-preview.4.msixbundle][20]
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Alternatively, you can use the following command to install the MSIX package from the command line:
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```powershell
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−Add-AppxPackage -Path ".\PowerShell-7.6.5.msixbundle"
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+Add-AppxPackage -Path ".\PowerShell-7.6.6.msixbundle"
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```
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#### Limitations of a MSIX-based installation
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[10]: #msstore
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[11]: #winget
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[12]: #zip
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−[13]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.19/PowerShell-7.4.19.msixbundle
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−[14]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.5.10/PowerShell-7.5.10.msixbundle
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−[15]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.5/PowerShell-7.6.5-win-arm64.msi
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−[16]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.5/PowerShell-7.6.5-win-arm64.zip
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−[17]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.5/PowerShell-7.6.5-win-x64.msi
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−[18]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.5/PowerShell-7.6.5-win-x64.zip
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−[19]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.5/PowerShell-7.6.5.msixbundle
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+[13]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.20/PowerShell-7.4.20.msixbundle
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+[14]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.5.11/PowerShell-7.5.11.msixbundle
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+[15]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.6/PowerShell-7.6.6-win-arm64.msi
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+[16]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.6/PowerShell-7.6.6-win-arm64.zip
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+[17]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.6/PowerShell-7.6.6-win-x64.msi
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+[18]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.6/PowerShell-7.6.6-win-x64.zip
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+[19]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.6/PowerShell-7.6.6.msixbundle
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[20]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.7.0-preview.4/PowerShellPreview-7.7.0-preview.4.msixbundle
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[21]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/latest
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[22]: https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9MZ1SNWT0N5D
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