PowerShell installation and servicing on Windows
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description: How to install PowerShell on Windows
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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 7.6.2.0 winget
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+PowerShell Microsoft.PowerShell 7.6.3.0 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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Alternatively, you can manually download and install the [MSI package][09].
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−Beginning with the winget package for PowerShell 7.7.0-preview.1, there is no MSI package available.
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−WinGet only installs the MSIX package.
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Use the following command to install PowerShell 7.7-preview packages:
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```powershell
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winget install --id Microsoft.PowerShell.Preview --source winget
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```
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+Beginning with the PowerShell 7.7.0 release, there is no MSI package available. WinGet only installs
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### Install the MSI package
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<a id="msi"></a>To install PowerShell on Windows, use the following links to download the install
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Latest stable release:
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−- [PowerShell-7.6.2-win-x64.msi][17]
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−- [PowerShell-7.6.2-win-arm64.msi][15]
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+- [PowerShell-7.6.3-win-x64.msi][17]
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+- [PowerShell-7.6.3-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 PowerShell-7.6.2-win-x64.msi'
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+ '/package PowerShell-7.6.3-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-7.6.2-win-x64.zip][18]
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−- [PowerShell-7.6.2-win-arm64.zip][16]
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+- [PowerShell-7.6.3-win-x64.zip][18]
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+- [PowerShell-7.6.3-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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−- Latest LTS - [PowerShell-7.6.2.msixbundle][19]
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−- Latest stable - [PowerShell-7.5.7.msixbundle][14]
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−- Previous LTS - [PowerShell-7.4.16.msixbundle][13]
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−- Current preview - [PowerShell-7.7.0-preview.1.msixbundle][20]
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+- Next LTS - [PowerShell-7.6.3.msixbundle][19]
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+- Latest stable - [PowerShell-7.5.8.msixbundle][14]
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+- Current LTS - [PowerShell-7.4.17.msixbundle][13]
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+- Current preview - [PowerShell-7.7.0-preview.2.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-7.6.2.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/v7.4.16/PowerShell-7.4.16.msixbundle
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−[14]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.5.7/PowerShell-7.5.7.msixbundle
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−[15]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.2/PowerShell-7.6.2-win-arm64.msi
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−[16]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.2/PowerShell-7.6.2-win-arm64.zip
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−[17]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.2/PowerShell-7.6.2-win-x64.msi
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−[18]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.2/PowerShell-7.6.2-win-x64.zip
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−[19]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.2/PowerShell-7.6.2.msixbundle
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−[20]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.7.0-preview.1/PowerShellPreview-7.7.0-preview.1.msixbundle
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+[13]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.17/PowerShell-7.4.17.msixbundle
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+[14]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.5.8/PowerShell-7.5.8.msixbundle
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+[15]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.3/PowerShell-7.6.3-win-arm64.msi
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+[16]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.3/PowerShell-7.6.3-win-arm64.zip
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+[17]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.3/PowerShell-7.6.3-win-x64.msi
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+[18]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.3/PowerShell-7.6.3-win-x64.zip
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+[19]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.3/PowerShell-7.6.3.msixbundle
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+[20]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.7.0-preview.2/PowerShellPreview-7.7.0-preview.2.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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[23]: media/install-powershell-on-windows/powershell-start-menu.png
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