If you have the Chocolatey package source registered on your Windows Server hosts, you can run the following PowerShell command to install/upgrade the latest build of WAC: Install-Package -Name windows-admin-center -Source chocolatey -Verbose -Forceīy contrast, you can install and use the native choco client to do (a) install or (b) upgrade WAC: choco install windows-admin-center -yĬhoco upgrade windows-admin-center -y Extension updates ChocolateyĬhocolatey is an excellent package manager that has a wide and loyal user base among Windows systems administrators. Be aware, naturally, that Microsoft won't support your use of preview features I suggest you remain with generally available (GA) builds in production.įollow the Windows Experience blog for WAC preview-related announcements. If you belong to the Windows Insider Program, you can download preview builds of WAC to test new features as they are under development. Windows Update can patch WAC Windows Insiders preview builds In the next screenshot you can see my server pulling down the WAC current release build: Windows UpdateĪs long as you have your servers configured to download updates for non-operating system components, you can update Windows Admin Center using your native update tools, including: You can always find the Windows Admin Center release notes at.

By the way, that direct download link for your reference is. You’ll see a larger banner on the WAC home page.Ĭlicking an update link takes you to the “Hello, Windows Admin Center!” docs page where you can snag a direct download link to the WAC installer MSI. For instance, you can see a hyperlink in the About menu shown in the previous screenshot. You will find that WAC notifies you robustly when an update is available. For context, the first public preview release of what was then known as Project Honolulu was version 1709, or September 2017. Notice that the version follows Microsoft’s current numbering strategy whereby version 1904 represents April 2019.

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