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#Install_VcXsrv_with_choco.md

#Install_VcXsrv_with_choco.md

Overview

  • This file provides instructions on installing VcXsrv using Chocolatey.
  • The official installation guidance for Chocolatey can be found here as a reference.

Requirements

  • Adminsterator priviledges

Setup

  1. Install Chocolatey by opening a PowerShell instance with administrator privileges then execute the following command:

    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'))

    install_choco

  2. Install VcXsrv using the same PowerShell terminal with the following command:

    choco install vcxsrv

  3. Verify it was installed by searching for XLaunch; it may be only accessible in ../ProgramFiles/

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