Install-WindowsTerminal

Easily install the new Windows Terminal or Windows Terminal Preview on Windows Server 2022 and newer.
Inspired by: microsoft/terminal#13983 (reply in thread)

What version of Windows Terminal or Windows Terminal Preview will be installed

The script performs calls to a GitHub API to find the latest Windows Terminal and Windows Terminal Preview versions available.

Usage

Online installation

# Example 1: Installing for current user.
& .\Install-WindowsTerminal.ps1

# Example 2: Installing for all users.
& .\Install-WindowsTerminal.ps1 -Scope AllUsers

# Example 3: Installing Preview version for current user.
& .\Install-WindowsTerminal.ps1 -Preview

# Example 4: Installing Preview version for all users.
& .\Install-WindowsTerminal.ps1 -Scope AllUsers -Preview

Offline installation

Install-WindowsTerminal.ps1 can be used as offline installer.

Dowloading content for offline install

Using computer with internet access download offline content for desired version.

    # Example 1: Download files for Windows Terminal offline installation.
    & .\Install-WindowsTerminal.ps1 -DownloadOnly

    # Example 2: Download files for Windows Terminal Preview offline installation.
    & .\Install-WindowsTerminal.ps1 -Preview -DownloadOnly

Perform offline installation

    # Example 1: Installation of Windows Termina for all users, using cached files in the script directory.
    & .\Install-WindowsTerminal.ps1 -Scope AllUsers -OfflineInstall

    # Example 2: Installation of Windows Terminal Preview for all users, using cached files in the script directory.
    & .\Install-WindowsTerminal.ps1 -Scope AllUsers -Preview -OfflineInstall