Commands for installing PowerShell Preview without prompts, removing it again and detecting it from deployment tools. A command is shown only when it is certain: from the manifest or the installer technology’s documented default.
Related guide: Silent install switches: MSI, NSIS, Inno Setup · Uninstall a program with the registry or PowerShell
With winget
PowerShell
winget install --id Microsoft.PowerShell.Preview -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Microsoft.PowerShell.Preview -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Microsoft.PowerShell.Preview -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · MSIX
Silent install
Add-AppxPackage -Path PowerShellPreview-7.7.0-preview.5.msixbundleUninstall
Get-AppxPackage -Name Microsoft.PowerShellPreview | Remove-AppxPackageARM64 · MSIX
Silent install
Add-AppxPackage -Path PowerShellPreview-7.7.0-preview.5.msixbundleUninstall
Get-AppxPackage -Name Microsoft.PowerShellPreview | Remove-AppxPackage32-bit · MSIX
Silent install
Add-AppxPackage -Path PowerShellPreview-7.7.0-preview.5.msixbundleUninstall
Get-AppxPackage -Name Microsoft.PowerShellPreview | Remove-AppxPackagePowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-powershell-preview.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.7.0-preview.5/PowerShellPreview-7.7.0-preview.5.msixbundle'
$sha256 = 'A7F88673E17F064F8E5A21B1A2A98DC142ACAAB20AFADD8212934BD4CB2DC0C3'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'PowerShellPreview-7.7.0-preview.5.msixbundle'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Add-AppxPackage -Path $file install-powershell-preview.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.7.0-preview.5/PowerShellPreview-7.7.0-preview.5.msixbundle'
$sha256 = 'A7F88673E17F064F8E5A21B1A2A98DC142ACAAB20AFADD8212934BD4CB2DC0C3'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'PowerShellPreview-7.7.0-preview.5.msixbundle'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Add-AppxPackage -Path $file install-powershell-preview.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.7.0-preview.5/PowerShellPreview-7.7.0-preview.5.msixbundle'
$sha256 = 'A7F88673E17F064F8E5A21B1A2A98DC142ACAAB20AFADD8212934BD4CB2DC0C3'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'PowerShellPreview-7.7.0-preview.5.msixbundle'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Add-AppxPackage -Path $file 
