aws cli

This article explains how to install the AWS CLI on Windows.
Only 64-bit versions of Windows are supported.

Reference

Prerequisite

  • An AWS account

Environment

  • Windows 10 64-bit

Installation Steps

  1. Download Installer
  2. Verify AWS CLI

1. Download Installer

Download the latest version of the installer from here.
You can check version information here.

Open the downloaded .msi file.

Click “Next”.

The first screen on the Setup Wizard

Read the license agreement, then check the “I accept the terms on the License Agreement” check box.
Click “Next”.

The license agreement screen on the Setup Wizard

Click “Next”.

The custom setup screen on the Setup Wizard

Click “Install”.

The confirmation screen on the Setup Wizard

Click “Finish”.

The final screen on the Setup Wizard

2. Verify AWS CLI

Verify that the AWS CLI was successfully installed.

Open the Windows Start Menu and type cmd.
Click the Command Prompt result at the top.

Run the following command to check the AWS CLI version.

>aws --version
aws-cli/2.27.50 Python/3.13.4 Windows/10 exe/AMD64

If the version was displayed, the AWS CLI was installed successfully.

To start using the AWS CLI, follow this article.