Features

• Vast Package Repository: Access thousands of high-quality free and commercial packages—from browsers and office suites to developer tools and security utilities.
• One‑Line Commands: Install or upgrade any application with choco install or choco upgrade—no more manual downloads or wizards.
• Automation & Scripting: Leverage PowerShell scripts and CI/CD pipelines to manage software at scale across servers, workstations, and virtual machines.
• Consistency & Security: Packages follow strict guidelines, cryptographic signing, and automated testing to ensure safe and predictable deployments.
• Business Edition: Extend capabilities with Chocolatey for Business: private repositories, advanced reporting, and priority support for enterprise environments.

How It Works

Chocolatey uses a universal packaging format and PowerShell under the hood. It wraps native installers, ZIP files, MSI packages, and scripts into choco packages. When you run choco install, Chocolatey downloads the package, verifies its integrity, and executes the installation silently—eliminating dialogs and manual steps.

For upgrades, simply run choco upgrade all to update all installed software to the latest versions. Uninstalling is just as easy with choco uninstall. Everything is tracked, versioned, and repeatable across machines.

Getting Started

1. Open an elevated PowerShell prompt (Run as Administrator).
2. Set execution policy: Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force.
3. Install Chocolatey with:
   iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
4. Verify installation: choco -?.
5. Start installing software: choco install googlechrome firefox 7zip.

See the Chocolatey Getting Started Guide for more details.

Why Choose myTech.Today?

As a leading MSP in Barrington, IL, myTech.Today can help you deploy and manage Chocolatey across your organization or personal computers. Our services include:

• On-site and remote service calls & maintenance
• Emergency repair & troubleshooting
• Database normalization & optimization
• Email server installation & configuration
• Networking & secure Wi-Fi solutions
• OS installation, updates, & patch management
• Custom software packaging & automation scripting
• Web design, SEO, & digital strategy

Ready to streamline software management? Contact myTech.Today today and let our experts take care of your Chocolatey installation or any other specialized IT needs.

Common Thoughts

"Some of the software I manage is extremely complex and difficult to install." You mean like Office, SQL Server, or Oracle? How about MATLAB? AutoCAD? All can be more easily managed with Chocolatey. Stop torturing yourself—give Chocolatey a shot. Trust us, you'll never go back to those old methods. Embrace modern software management and automation. It's available, and it's for Windows!

"I deal with software installers that don't install silently." There are solutions for those badly behaved installers. If your team lacks MSI-repackaging skills, lean on our packaging support team—they'll whip those installers into shape for a low cost (with a commercial edition of Chocolatey).

"But I'm not a developer, why should I learn PowerShell?" Time for some real talk. If you're not adopting automation now, your peers are. Modern DevOps skills command higher salaries—learning PowerShell and basic development concepts (like source control) is well worth it. It's not hard, and you might even find it addictive.

"I like GUIs or my coworkers like GUIs." We get it—that's why our Business edition offers rich visual interfaces alongside CLI options.