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How To Install Zoom Using PowerShell

Table of Contents

Purpose of the Script

  • Automatically download and install the latest version of Zoom.
  • Uses Microsoft’s Winget GitHub. repository to locate the official installer.
  • Performs a silent installation for all users.
# Define the GitHub API URL for the app manifests in winget-pkgs.
$apiUrl = "https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-pkgs/contents/manifests/z/Zoom/Zoom"

# Fetch version folders then filter only version folders.
$header         = @{ "User-Agent" = "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64)" }
$versions       = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $apiUrl -Headers $header
$versionFolders = $versions | Where-Object { $_.type -eq "dir" }

# Extract and sort version numbers to get the latest version.
$sortedVersions = $versionFolders | ForEach-Object { $_.name } | Sort-Object {[version]$_} -Descending -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
$latestVersion  = $sortedVersions[0]

Write-Host "Zoom version: $latestVersion."

# Get contents of the latest version folder to find the .installer.yaml file.
$latestApiUrl  = "$apiUrl/$latestVersion"
$latestFiles   = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $latestApiUrl -Headers $header
$installerFile = $latestFiles | Where-Object { $_.Name -like "*.installer.yaml" }

# Download and parse YAML content to get the Url of the latest installer file.
$yamlUrl        = $installerFile.download_url
$yamlContent    = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $yamlUrl -Headers $header
$yamlString     = $yamlContent -join "`n"
$installerUrls  = [regex]::Matches($yamlString, "InstallerUrl:\s+(http[^\s]+)") | ForEach-Object { $_.Groups[1].Value }
$installerUrl   = $installerUrls[1]

Write-Host "Downloading installer from: $installerUrl"

# Download the latest installer to the temp folder.
$webClient = [System.Net.WebClient]::new()
$webClient.DownloadFile($installerUrl, "$env:TEMP\Zoom-latest.msi")

# Start the install process.
Set-Location -Path $env:TEMP
Start-Process -FilePath msiexec.exe -ArgumentList '/i Zoom-latest.msi /qn' -Wait

# Delete the downloaded installer file.
Remove-Item -Path "$env:TEMP\Zoom-latest.msi" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

Write-Host "Zoom installation completed."

Step-by-Step Explanation

Below is a detailed explanation of what each part of the PowerShell script does. The script is designed to automatically install or update Zoom on Windows computers.

1. Define the API URL

$apiUrl = "https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-pkgs/contents/manifests/z/Zoom/Zoom"
  • Points to the Zoom manifest folder in the winget-pkgs GitHub repository.
  • This folder contains subfolders for each version.

2. Get the list of available versions

$header         = @{ "User-Agent" = "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64)" }
$versions       = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $apiUrl -Headers $header
$versionFolders = $versions | Where-Object { $_.type -eq "dir" }
  • Fetches all items in the folder (both files and folders).
  • Filters to only include directories, because each directory represents a Zoom version.
# Output
PS C:\> $versionFolders

name         : 5.0.25694
path         : manifests/z/Zoom/Zoom/5.0.25694
sha          : 0cb0ec5ee2d5d603270b623ea87a3c5d91f589ab
size         : 0
url          : https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-pkgs/contents/manifests/z/Zoom/Zoom/5.0.25694?ref=master
html_url     : https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/tree/master/manifests/z/Zoom/Zoom/5.0.25694
git_url      : https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-pkgs/git/trees/0cb0ec5ee2d5d603270b623ea87a3c5d91f589ab
download_url :
type         : dir
_links       : @{self=https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-pkgs/contents/manifests/z/Zoom/Zoom/5.0.25694?ref=m
               aster; git=https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-pkgs/git/trees/0cb0ec5ee2d5d603270b623ea87a3c5d
               91f589ab; html=https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/tree/master/manifests/z/Zoom/Zoom/5.0.25694}
...

3. Extract and sort versions

$sortedVersions = $versionFolders | ForEach-Object { $_.name } | Sort-Object {[version]$_} -Descending -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
$latestVersion  = $sortedVersions[0]
  • Extracts folder names (version numbers).
  • Sorts them as version objects (not strings) in descending order.
  • Picks the latest version (first in the sorted list).
# Output
PS C:\> $sortedVersions
6.5.9328
6.5.8927
6.5.7509
6.5.6476
6.5.6118
6.4.64384
6.4.64378
6.4.64360
6.4.64357
6.4.63669
...

4. Get the .installer.yaml file for the latest version

$latestApiUrl  = "$apiUrl/$latestVersion"
$latestFiles   = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $latestApiUrl -Headers $header
$installerFile = $latestFiles | Where-Object { $_.Name -like "*.installer.yaml" }
  • Looks inside the latest version folder.
  • Finds the *.installer.yaml file, which contains metadata about the installer (URLs, architecture, etc.).
# Output
PS C:\> $installerFile

name         : Zoom.Zoom.installer.yaml
path         : manifests/z/Zoom/Zoom/6.5.9328/Zoom.Zoom.installer.yaml
sha          : 4d218c1fc6bbf9a6aa8f8f04f48d3bedea0a5e15
size         : 1573
url          : https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-pkgs/contents/manifests/z/Zoom/Zoom/6.5.9328/Zoom.Zoom.ins
               taller.yaml?ref=master
html_url     : https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/blob/master/manifests/z/Zoom/Zoom/6.5.9328/Zoom.Zoom.installer.
               yaml
git_url      : https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-pkgs/git/blobs/4d218c1fc6bbf9a6aa8f8f04f48d3bedea0a5e15
download_url : https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/master/manifests/z/Zoom/Zoom/6.5.9328/Zoom.Zoom.
               installer.yaml
type         : file
_links       : @{self=https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-pkgs/contents/manifests/z/Zoom/Zoom/6.5.9328/Zoom.Z
               oom.installer.yaml?ref=master; git=https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-pkgs/git/blobs/4d218c1f
               c6bbf9a6aa8f8f04f48d3bedea0a5e15; html=https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/blob/master/manifests/z/
               Zoom/Zoom/6.5.9328/Zoom.Zoom.installer.yaml}

5. Extract installer URLs from YAML to find the URL of the latest version

$yamlUrl        = $installerFile.download_url
$yamlContent    = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $yamlUrl -Headers $header
$yamlString     = $yamlContent -join "`n"
$installerUrls  = [regex]::Matches($yamlString, "InstallerUrl:\s+(http[^\s]+)") | ForEach-Object { $_.Groups[1].Value }
$installerUrl   = $installerUrls[1]
  • Downloads the YAML file as raw text.
  • Extracts all InstallerUrl entries using regular expressions.
  • Picks the URL using an index number.
# Output
PS C:\> $installerUrl
https://zoom.us/client/6.5.6.9328/ZoomInstallerFull.msi?archType=x64

6. Download the installer

$webClient = [System.Net.WebClient]::new()
$webClient.DownloadFile($installerUrl, "$env:TEMP\Zoom-latest.msi")
  • Downloads the installer to the Windows temp folder ($Env:Temp)

7. Install Zoom silently

Set-Location -Path $env:TEMP
Start-Process -FilePath msiexec.exe -ArgumentList '/i Zoom-latest.msi /qn' -Wait
  • Runs the installer in silent mode, no user interaction.

8. Clean up the installer and notify to user

Remove-Item -Path "$env:TEMP\Zoom-latest.msi" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Write-Host "Zoom installation completed."
  • Deletes the installer after installation to keep the system clean.
  • Outputs a message to confirm the installation status.

How to install using PowerShell

To install the app, simply open PowerShell as an administrator, copy the code snippets below, paste them into the PowerShell window, and press .

# Define the GitHub API URL for the app manifests in winget-pkgs.
$apiUrl = "https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-pkgs/contents/manifests/z/Zoom/Zoom"

# Fetch version folders then filter only version folders.
$header         = @{ "User-Agent" = "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64)" }
$versions       = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $apiUrl -Headers $header
$versionFolders = $versions | Where-Object { $_.type -eq "dir" }

# Extract and sort version numbers to get the latest version.
$sortedVersions = $versionFolders | ForEach-Object { $_.name } | Sort-Object {[version]$_} -Descending -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
$latestVersion  = $sortedVersions[0]

Write-Host "Zoom version: $latestVersion."

# Get contents of the latest version folder to find the .installer.yaml file.
$latestApiUrl  = "$apiUrl/$latestVersion"
$latestFiles   = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $latestApiUrl -Headers $header
$installerFile = $latestFiles | Where-Object { $_.Name -like "*.installer.yaml" }

# Download and parse YAML content to get the Url of the latest installer file.
$yamlUrl        = $installerFile.download_url
$yamlContent    = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $yamlUrl -Headers $header
$yamlString     = $yamlContent -join "`n"
$installerUrls  = [regex]::Matches($yamlString, "InstallerUrl:\s+(http[^\s]+)") | ForEach-Object { $_.Groups[1].Value }
$installerUrl   = $installerUrls[1]

Write-Host "Downloading installer from: $installerUrl"

# Download the latest installer to the temp folder.
$webClient = [System.Net.WebClient]::new()
$webClient.DownloadFile($installerUrl, "$env:TEMP\Zoom-latest.msi")

# Start the install process.
Set-Location -Path $env:TEMP
Start-Process -FilePath msiexec.exe -ArgumentList '/i Zoom-latest.msi /qn' -Wait

# Delete the downloaded installer file.
Remove-Item -Path "$env:TEMP\Zoom-latest.msi" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

Write-Host "Zoom installation completed."
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Installing using a PowerShell script

Alternatively, you can create a PowerShell script using the code snippet above. For instance, I’ve created and save a script at “C:\Scripts\install.ps1″.

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Next, open PowerShell (or Terminal) as an administrator and execute the PowerShell script using either the call operator or dot notation.

& "C:\Scripts\install.ps1"
# Output
PS C:\> & "C:\Scripts\install.ps1"
Zoom version: 6.5.9328.
Downloading installer from: https://zoom.us/client/6.5.6.9328/ZoomInstallerFull.msi?archType=x64
Zoom installation completed.

PowerShell execution policy

In some cases, when trying to run a PowerShell script from the PowerShell console, you received this error message: “File cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system” or “The file is not digitally signed. You cannot run this script on the current system“
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Root cause: The Windows PowerShell execution policy is designed to block untrusted scripts from impacting your Windows client environment. These policies act as security settings that define the trust level for scripts executed in PowerShell. On client operating systems, the default execution policy is set to Restricted, which stops Windows PowerShell commands and scripts from running.

To fix the issue, adjust the execution policy by running the following command:

Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

You’ll encounter a security risk warning. Enter “A” when prompted to continue.

PS C:\> Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

Execution Policy Change
The execution policy helps protect you from scripts that you do not trust. Changing the execution policy 
might expose you to the security risks described in the about_Execution_Policies help topic at
https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170. Do you want to change the execution policy?
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "N"): A
PS C:\>
PS C:\> Get-ExecutionPolicy
RemoteSigned

Read more: Details about the PowerShell execution policy.

Use Cases

  • Automated software deployment
  • Scheduled automatic updates
  • Silent install for non-technical users
  • Alternative to winget or manual downloads
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