# Installing IPMCTL on Microsoft Windows using the MSI Installer

Step 1) The latest ipmctl Windows installer can be downloaded from the “Releases” section of the GutHub project page (<https://github.com/intel/ipmctl/releases>) as shown in Figure 1.

![Figure 1: ipmctl releases on GitHub](/files/-M3TDGUB2tI-FRmTep4q)

Download the `ipmctl_windows_install-<version>.exe` file.

Step 2) Run the `ipmctl_windows_install-<version>.exe` file. The installer makes the ipmctl utility available in the powershell available to the system administrator.

Step 3) Go to the [Basic Usage](/ipmctl-user-guide/basic-usage.md) section of this user guide for more information.


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