20260514_terraform-with-windows-powershell.md

Terraform with Windows Powershell

• Install Terraform

winget install Hashicorp.Terraform

• Find the executable file.

(base) PS D:\software> where.exe terraform
INFO: Could not find files for the given pattern(s).
(base) PS D:\software> winget list Hashicorp.Terraform
Name                Id                  Version Source
-------------------------------------------------------
HashiCorp Terraform Hashicorp.Terraform 1.15.2  winget
(base) PS D:\software> Get-ChildItem "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages" -Recurse -Filter terraform.exe


    Directory:
    C:\Users\guido\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\Hashicorp.Terraform_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe


Mode                 LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                 -------------         ------ ----
-a----          5/6/2026  11:08 AM      119564936 terraform.exe


(base) PS D:\software>

• Move the executable folder to another directory. Add the path to the system veriable "PATH". E.g. D:\software\Hashicorp.Terraform_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe

(base) PS D:\software> Get-ChildItem "D:\software" -Recurse -Filter terraform.exe


    Directory: D:\software\Hashicorp.Terraform_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe


Mode                 LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                 -------------         ------ ----
-a----          5/6/2026  11:08 AM      119564936 terraform.exe

• Restart PowerShell. Check the version.

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(base) PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> terraform version
Terraform v1.15.2
on windows_amd64

Your version of Terraform is out of date! The latest version
is 1.15.3. You can update by downloading from https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/install
(base) PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

• Download the lastest version at https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/install. Replace the older terraform.exe file. Check version again.

(base) PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> terraform version
Terraform v1.15.3
on windows_386