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Install Windows Terminal on Windows Server
Write-Information "This script needs be run on Windows Server 2019 or 2022"
If ($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major -ge 7){ Write-Error "This script needs be run by version of PowerShell prior to 7.0" }
# Define environment variables
$downloadDir = "C:\WinTerminal"
$gitRepo = "microsoft/terminal"
$filenamePattern = "*.msixbundle"
$framworkPkgUrl = "https://aka.ms/Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx"
$framworkPkgPath = "$downloadDir\Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx"
$xamlPkgUrl = "https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/releases/download/v2.8.5/Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8.x64.appx"
$xamlPkgPath = "$downloadDir\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8.x64.appx"
$msiPath = "$downloadDir\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal.msixbundle"
$releasesUri = "https://api.github.com/repos/$gitRepo/releases/latest"
$downloadUri = ((Invoke-RestMethod -Method GET -Uri $releasesUri).assets | Where-Object name -like $filenamePattern ).browser_download_url # | Select-Object -SkipLast 1
# Download C++ Runtime framework packages for Desktop Bridge and Windows Terminal latest release msixbundle
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $framworkPkgUrl -OutFile ( New-Item -Path $framworkPkgPath -Force )
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $xamlPkgUrl -OutFile ( New-Item -Path $xamlPkgPath -Force )
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUri -OutFile ( New-Item -Path $msiPath -Force )
# Install C++ Runtime framework packages for Desktop Bridge and Windows Terminal latest release
Add-AppxPackage -Path $framworkPkgPath
Add-AppxPackage -Path $xamlPkgPath
Add-AppxPackage -Path $msiPath
# Cleanup
Remove-Item $downloadDir -Recurse -Force
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With Windows Server 2019 >=10.0.19041.0 not working on 10.0.17763.5329

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/windows-server-release-info

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