PowerShell installation and servicing on Windows
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description: How to install PowerShell on Windows
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−ms.date: 03/30/2026
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title: Install PowerShell 7 on Windows
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# Install PowerShell 7 on Windows
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Search for the latest version of PowerShell
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```powershell
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−winget search --id Microsoft.PowerShell
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+winget search --id Microsoft.PowerShell --exact
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```
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```Output
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Name Id Version Source
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−PowerShell Microsoft.PowerShell 7.6.0.0 winget
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−PowerShell Preview Microsoft.PowerShell.Preview 7.6.0.101 winget
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+PowerShell Microsoft.PowerShell 7.6.1.0 winget
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```
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Install PowerShell 7:
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Latest stable release:
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−- [PowerShell-7.6.0-win-x64.msi][15]
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−- [PowerShell-7.6.0-win-arm64.msi][13]
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+- [PowerShell-7.6.1-win-x64.msi][15]
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+- [PowerShell-7.6.1-win-arm64.msi][13]
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<!-- Update the links below to the latest preview release when available.
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Latest Preview release:
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−- [PowerShell-7.6.0-rc.1-win-x64.msi][20]
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−- [PowerShell-7.6.0-rc.1-win-arm64.msi][19]
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+- [PowerShell-7.6.1-rc.1-win-x64.msi][20]
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Once downloaded, double-click the installer file and follow the prompts.
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The following example shows how to silently install PowerShell with all the install options enabled.
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```powershell
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−msiexec.exe /package PowerShell-7.6.0-win-x64.msi /quiet ADD_EXPLORER_CONTEXT_MENU_OPENPOWERSHELL=1 ADD_FILE_CONTEXT_MENU_RUNPOWERSHELL=1 ENABLE_PSREMOTING=1 REGISTER_MANIFEST=1 USE_MU=1 ENABLE_MU=1 ADD_PATH=1
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+msiexec.exe /package PowerShell-7.6.1-win-x64.msi /quiet ADD_EXPLORER_CONTEXT_MENU_OPENPOWERSHELL=1 ADD_FILE_CONTEXT_MENU_RUNPOWERSHELL=1 ENABLE_PSREMOTING=1 REGISTER_MANIFEST=1 USE_MU=1 ENABLE_MU=1 ADD_PATH=1
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```
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For a full list of command-line options for `Msiexec.exe`, see [Command line options][05].
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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][22] page.
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−- [PowerShell-7.6.0-win-x64.zip][16]
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−- [PowerShell-7.6.0-win-arm64.zip][14]
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+- [PowerShell-7.6.1-win-x64.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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[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/v7.6.0/PowerShell-7.6.0-win-arm64.msi
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−[14]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.0/PowerShell-7.6.0-win-arm64.zip
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−[15]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.0/PowerShell-7.6.0-win-x64.msi
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−[16]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.0/PowerShell-7.6.0-win-x64.zip
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+[13]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.1/PowerShell-7.6.1-win-arm64.msi
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+[14]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.1/PowerShell-7.6.1-win-arm64.zip
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+[15]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.1/PowerShell-7.6.1-win-x64.msi
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+[16]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.1/PowerShell-7.6.1-win-x64.zip
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[22]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/latest
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[23]: https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9MZ1SNWT0N5D
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[24]: media/install-powershell-on-windows/powershell-start-menu.png
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