If you experience a problem not covered here, file an issue on GitHub. Here are some common problems seen when installing the Azure CLI on Windows. You can now run the Azure CLI with the az command from either Windows Command Prompt or PowerShell. To specify a version, simply add a -v with your desired version to the command. This command installs the latest version by default.

The -e option is to ensure the official Azure CLI package is installed. See the winget documentation for installation instructions. However, it may not be installed in older versions of Windows. Winget is available by default in Windows 11 and modern versions of Windows 10. You don't need to uninstall current versions before using the MSI installer because the MSI will update any existing version. The MSI distributable is used for installing or updating the Azure CLI on Windows. To find your installed version and see if you need to update, run az version. For information about the latest release, see the release notes. The current version of the Azure CLI is 2.48.1.

See the main install pageįor the list of supported package managers or how to install manually under WSL. When installing for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), packages are available for your Linux distribution. The Azure CLI for Windows can also be used from a browser through the Azure Cloud Shell or run from inside a Docker container.įor Windows, the Azure CLI is installed via a MSI, which gives you access to the CLI through the Windows Command Prompt (CMD) or PowerShell. You can use the Azure CLI for Windows to connect to Azure and execute administrative commands on Azure resources. The Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI) is a cross-platform command-line tool that can be installed locally on Windows computers.

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