PowerShell Script to Install the Amazon Web Services Tools for Windows PowerShell

This PowerShell script has been written to streamline the process of downloading and installing the Amazon Web Services Tools for Windows PowerShell to a Windows computer.

The general workflow of the script is:

  • Validate the download path exists, and create if necessary
  • Download the file from AWS using Invoke-WebRequest
  • Run the MSI using code sample from Jonathan Medd here
  • Display errors when they occur

Example usage:

PS C:Scripts> .InstallAWSPowerShellModule.ps1

You will likely see a UAC prompt before the MSI can proceed with the installation.

Installing AWS Tools for PowerShell

The script can be downloaded from Github – InstallAWSPowerShellModule.ps1

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