From 99b09c08d51ba073889820ff8d520eeb353045f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Geoff Lawrence Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:29:20 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] doc: add PowerShell install instructions added (#9474) --- .../actions/spelling/dictionary/microsoft.txt | 1 + README.md | 17 +++++++++++++++-- 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/.github/actions/spelling/dictionary/microsoft.txt b/.github/actions/spelling/dictionary/microsoft.txt index 3ec2c4388..68aa9fa70 100644 --- a/.github/actions/spelling/dictionary/microsoft.txt +++ b/.github/actions/spelling/dictionary/microsoft.txt @@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ LKG mfcribbon microsoft microsoftonline +msixbundle muxc netcore osgvsowi diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index aa9cfc4a8..74062a85b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -33,10 +33,23 @@ This is our preferred method. #### Via GitHub -For users who are unable to install Terminal from the Microsoft Store, Terminal -builds can be manually downloaded from this repository's [Releases +For users who are unable to install Windows Terminal from the Microsoft Store, +released builds can be manually downloaded from this repository's [Releases page](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/releases). +Download the `Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_.msixbundle` file from +the **Assets** section. To install the app, you can simply double-click on the +`.msixbundle` file, and the app installer should automatically run. If that +fails for any reason, you can try the following command at a PowerShell prompt: + +```powershell +# NOTE: If you are using PowerShell 7+, please run +# Import-Module Appx -UseWindowsPowerShell +# before using Add-AppxPackage. + +Add-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_.msixbundle +``` + > 🔴 Note: If you install Terminal manually: > > * Terminal will not auto-update when new builds are released so you will need