Chocolatey is a machine-level, command-line package manager and installer for software on Microsoft Windows. It uses the NuGet packaging infrastructure and Windows PowerShell to simplify the process of downloading and installing software.
Chocolatey is a powerful package manager for Windows, allowing you to easily install and manage software.
- Press
Win + Sto open the search bar. - Type PowerShell.
- Right-click on Windows PowerShell and select Run as administrator.
Copy and paste the following command into the PowerShell window:
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))Press Enter to execute the command.
Once the installation is complete, verify that Chocolatey is installed by running the following command in a new Command Prompt or PowerShell window:
choco --versionIf the version number is displayed, Chocolatey has been successfully installed.
To test Chocolatey, you can install a sample package, such as Google Chrome:
choco install googlechromechoco install firefoxchoco install microsoft-edgechoco install operachoco install vscodechoco install notepadpluspluschoco install jetbrains-riderchoco install jetbrains-intellij-idea-communitychoco install eclipsechoco install atomchoco install bracketschoco install gitchoco install nodejschoco install pythonchoco install rubychoco install javachoco install dotnet-sdkchoco install docker-desktopchoco install terraformchoco install kubernetes-clichoco install ansiblechoco install awsclichoco install azure-clichoco install powershell-corechoco install postgresqlchoco install mysqlchoco install mongodbchoco install redischoco install sqlitechoco install dbeaverchoco install mysqlworkbenchchoco install slackchoco install zoomchoco install microsoft-teamschoco install skypechoco install discordchoco install 7zipchoco install winrarchoco install everythingchoco install adobe-readerchoco install libreofficechoco install notionchoco install trellochoco install evernotechoco install obsidianchoco install malwarebyteschoco install ccleanerchoco install bitwardenchoco install keepasschoco install 1passwordchoco install nordvpnchoco install protonvpnchoco install vlcchoco install spotifychoco install plexchoco install audacitychoco install handbrakechoco install paint.netchoco install inkscapechoco install gimpchoco install blenderchoco install kritachoco install filezillachoco install teamviewerchoco install powershell-corechoco install virtualboxchoco install wslThis will download and install Google Chrome.
For more details, visit the official Chocolatey website.