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Merge pull request #5214 from MicrosoftDocs/alvinashcraft/main-powertoys-install-add-winget-copilot-tip
Add Copilot tip for winget commands to install PowerToys
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title: Install PowerToys
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description: Install PowerToys, a set of utilities for customizing Windows, using an executable file or package manager (WinGet, Chocolatey, Scoop).
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ms.date: 11/19/2024
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ms.collection: ce-skilling-ai-copilot
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ms.custom: copilot-scenario-highlight
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ms.date: 02/26/2025
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ms.topic: quickstart
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ms.localizationpriority: high
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no-loc: [PowerToys, Windows, Chocolatey, Scoop]
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To see if your machine meets these requirements, check your Windows version and build number by opening a Run dialog (Win+R), then type `winver` and select <kbd>OK</kbd> or <kbd>Enter</kbd>. Alternatively, enter the `ver` command in Windows Command Prompt. You may be able to [update to the latest Windows version](ms-settings:windowsupdate) in **Windows Update**.
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> [!TIP]
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> You can use AI assistance to [create Windows Package Manager install commands for PowerToys with Copilot](#ask-copilot-for-help-with-command-line-arguments).
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## Installing with Windows executable file from GitHub
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> [!div class="nextstepaction"]
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| /layout | | create a local image of the bootstrapper |
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| /log | /l | log to a specific file |
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### Ask Copilot for help with command-line arguments
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You can get AI assistance from [Copilot](https://copilot.microsoft.com/) to generate a `winget` command with the arguments you need. You can customize the prompt to generate a string per your requirements.
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The following text shows an example prompt for Copilot:
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```copilot-prompt
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Generate a `winget` command to install Microsoft PowerToys with arguments to install silently and log the output to a file at the following path: C:\temp\install.log
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```
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Copilot is powered by AI, so surprises and mistakes are possible. For more information, see [Copilot FAQs](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-copilot/learn/).
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### Extracting the MSI from the bundle
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Make sure to have [WiX Toolset v3](https://wixtoolset.org/docs/wix3) installed. The command doesn't work with WiX Toolset v4.

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