Tired of installing 3rd party software? So far, 7zip, winrar, Chrome, Adobe Reader, Java etc … has to be downloaded manually. This is over now. Package Management in PowerShell is here! Online repository is the keyword. Install multiple software in silent mode with PowerShell. Here we go …

Checking Prerequisites

First, we check if PowerShell allows to run scripts. The execution policy should be configured to unrestricted.

Get-ExecutionPolicy

Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted

Installing the Packageprovider Chocolatey

Get-PackageProvider checks the available provider packages.

Get-PackageProvider

No Chocolatey. Let´s continue with Find-Package. Press Y to install the NuGet Provider.

Find-Package

Now we can move on. We install the Package Provider Chocolatey. Press Y to install it.

Get-PackageProvider -Name chocolatey

The NuGet and Chocolatey provider should now appear in the list of Package Providers.

Package Management in Action

Let´s search for 7zip.

Find-Package -Name *7zip*

Next we use Install-Package to install 7zip.

Install-Package -Name 7zip

Installing simultaneously

Or install packages simultaneously.

Install-Package -Name 7zip, WinRAR, Opera

Find more Software

You can search for more Software with Find-Package.

Find-Package -ProviderName chocolatey

The number of software packages is amazing.

Safety Note

Can we trust chocolatey? I am not sure. For private use its ok. But for professional use i recommend to create your own Package Provider.