# How to enabled choco in windows 10

To enable and install **Chocolatey (Choco)** on Windows, follow these steps:

### 1\. **Open PowerShell as Administrator**:

* Press the **Windows Key**, type **PowerShell**, right-click on **Windows PowerShell**, and select **Run as administrator**.
    

### 2\. **Run the installation command**:

Copy and paste the following command into the PowerShell window, then press **Enter**:

```typescript
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
```

### 3\. **Wait for the installation**:

The script will download and install Chocolatey on your system. It might take a few moments.

### 4\. **Verify the installation**:

Once installed, verify that Chocolatey is working by typing the following command in PowerShell:

```typescript
choco -v
```

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1729870124469/19b88465-1773-4e0e-83bd-18410378a681.png align="center")

This should display the version of Chocolatey if the installation was successful.

Now, Chocolatey is enabled, and you can use it to install packages on your Windows system.