In this blog post, I will show you how to install Chocolatey, a package manager for Windows, in a few easy steps. Chocolatey allows you to install and update software from the command line, saving you time and hassle. Here are the steps to install Chocolatey in Windows:
- Open an administrative PowerShell window. You can do this by pressing Windows+X and selecting “Windows PowerShell (Admin)” from the menu.
- Check execution policy by typing command “Get-ExecutionPolicy” and hit enter. Chances are high it will be Restricted or Unrestricted.
3. If it’s not “AllSigned“, then change the policy using command “Set-ExecutionPolicy AllSigned” and hit enter. Then it’ll confirm you want to change the policy type “Y” and hit enter.
4. Once policy is set, confirm it by command “Get-ExecutionPolicy” and hit enter.
5. Run the following command to download and run the Chocolatey installation script:
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))6. Wait for the installation to complete. You should see a message like “Chocolatey is ready” at the end.
7. Close and reopen the PowerShell window to refresh the environment variables.
8. Test that Chocolatey is working by running the command: “choco -?“. You should see the Chocolatey help information.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Chocolatey in Windows! You can now use it to install and update software from the command line. For more information, visit https://chocolatey.org.
Other Useful links:
Official Chocolatey Homepage -> https://chocolatey.org
Official Chocolatey Install Page -> https://chocolatey.org/install
Official Chocolatey Docs Page -> https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us
