Install Azure CLI using Powershell on Windows

If you want to interact with Microsoft Azure resources from your machine, you need an Azure CLI installed.

*Pre-Requisites: *

1. Host Laptop (Windows, Mac, Linux)
2. Azure CLI Installation documentation.

In this tutorial, I will share specific steps for installing Azure CLI using PowerShell.

Step 1: Installation using Powershell

Open PowerShell and copy paste the following commands

- For Windows 32 Bit


$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/installazurecliwindows -OutFile .\AzureCLI.msi; Start-Process msiexec.exe -Wait -ArgumentList '/I AzureCLI.msi /quiet'; Remove-Item .\AzureCLI.msi

- For Windows 64 Bit

$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/installazurecliwindowsx64 -OutFile .\AzureCLI.msi; Start-Process msiexec.exe -Wait -ArgumentList '/I AzureCLI.msi /quiet'; Remove-Item .\AzureCLI.msi

Step 2: Verify Installation

you can enter in powershell by typing 'az --version'

• az --version

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> az --version
azure-cli                         2.53.0

core                              2.53.0
telemetry                          1.1.0

Dependencies:
msal                            1.24.0b2
azure-mgmt-resource             23.1.0b2

Python location 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\python.exe'

Once you see this post - that's it. you are able to install Azure CLI successfully.

Step 3: Update the Azure CLI Uninstall

• type - az upgrade

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> az upgrade
This command is in preview and under development. Reference and support levels: https://aka.ms/CLI_refstatus
You already have the latest azure-cli version: 2.53.0
Upgrade finished.You can enable auto-upgrade with 'az config set auto-upgrade.enable=yes'. More details in https://docs.microsoft.com/cli/azure/update-azure-cli#automatic-update

Step 4: Uninstall Azure CLI

Platform Instructions

• Windows 11 Start > Settings > Apps > Installed apps
• Windows 10 Start > Settings > System > Apps & Features
• Windows 8 and Windows 7 Start > Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a program