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Install version 2 of AWS CLI via PowerShell
# https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/getting-started-install.html
$dlurl = "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/AWSCLIV2.msi"
$installerPath = Join-Path $env:TEMP (Split-Path $dlurl -Leaf)
$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
Invoke-WebRequest $dlurl -OutFile $installerPath
Start-Process -FilePath msiexec -Args "/i $installerPath /passive" -Verb RunAs -Wait
Remove-Item $installerPath
$env:Path += ";C:\Program Files\Amazon\AWSCLIV2"
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hegyre commented Jan 29, 2025

No need to manually download the msi. msiexec can directly install from an https url.

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