We would recommend using the value Bypass to bypass the policy to get things installed or AllSigned for quite a bit more security. With PowerShell, make sure that the property Get-ExecutionPolicy is not Restricted. ( How to open Command Prompt in Administrator Mode in Windows?) If all these prerequisites are satisfied then let's start the installation.

NET Framework 4+ (the installation will attempt to install. To install Chocolatey on your Windows machine, you would have to open the command prompt or PowerShell in Administrator mode. So let's get started with installing Chocolatey on your Windows machine.

I came across Chocolatey while trying to install Helm on my Windows laptop as I had to work on developing a Helm Chart for a service to install it on Kubernetes cluster. Chocolatey brings the concepts of true package management to allow you to version things, manage dependencies and installation order, better inventory management, and other features. Just like we have Homebrew for MacOS, Chocolatey is for Windows OS.Ĭhocolatey is a software management solution unlike anything else you've ever experienced on Windows.

If you are a developer and use Windows laptop for development, Chocolatey can make your life a lot easier when it comes to packge management.

Chocolatey package manager