Setup Power Platform CLI using Windows installer [.msi]

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In the past, I had posted about how you can use Microsoft Power Platform CLI from Visual Studio Code – Set up Power Platform Tools in Visual Studio Code | Power Platform CLI.

In this post, I’ll show how you can do so using direct download and installation using .msi file.

Download Power Platform CLI installer

Here’s the link you need to go to in order to download Power Platform CLI –

  1. Visit – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/developer/howto/install-cli-msi?WT.mc_id=DX-MVP-5003911


  2. Once downloaded, make sure to start the installer, it’ll ask you for confirmation.

  3. It takes a few minutes to complete setting up. Then, you can Run powershell

  4. In PowerShell, you can type pac and enter to see if Power Platform CLI was installed. By default, it’ll connect to the organization your PC is connected to.

  5. Once connected, you’ll see list of commands for the CLI which you can use given you have the appropriate connections.

Hope this was useful!

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Thank you!

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