The Azure CLI is the command-line tool for working with Microsoft Azure resources, and grants you access to the CLI through both the Windows Command Prompt (CMD) or PowerShell command-line. You could download and install the Azure CLI using an MSI installer, but if you have the Windows Package Manager installed, there is a quicker, easier way to install the Azure CLI locally using winget!

Install Azure CLI using `winget`

Once you have the winget Windows Package Manager installed, you can use the following command to install the Azure CLI from either the Windows Command Prompt (CMD) or using PowerShell:

winget install AzureCLI

This command gives you a quick and easy way to install the Azure CLI on your local machine using the Windows Package Manager! It really is that simple!

Install Azure CLI on Windows with Winget 1 — installing the Azure CLI using winget

If you are looking to install a specific version of the Azure CLI with winget, you can also specify the desired version. Here’s another example that demonstrates how to explicitly install version 2.7 of the Azure CLI:

winget install AzureCLI --version 2.7.0

As you can see, to install the desired version of the Azure CLI you simply append the --version flag to the command with the exact version to install. You can alternatively use the shorter -v flag as well. If the --version or -v flags are not specified, then the winget install command will install the highest version of the application available within the Windows Package Manager repository service.

Happy Azure CLI scripting!

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Chris Pietschmann

Chris Pietschmann is a Microsoft MVP, HashiCorp Ambassador, and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) with 20+ years of experience designing and building Cloud & Enterprise systems. He has worked with companies of all sizes from startups to large enterprises. He has a passion for technology and sharing what he learns with others to help enable them to learn faster and be more productive.