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Kubernetes
kubernetes.io › docs › tasks › tools › install-kubectl-windows
Install and Set Up kubectl on Windows | Kubernetes
May 15, 2025 - To install kubectl on Windows you can use either Chocolatey package manager, Scoop command-line installer, or winget package manager.
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Kubernetes
kubernetes.io › docs › tasks › tools
Install Tools | Kubernetes
kubectl is installable on a variety of Linux platforms, macOS and Windows.
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AWS
docs.aws.amazon.com › amazon eks › user guide › set up to use amazon eks › set up kubectl and eksctl
Set up kubectl and eksctl - Amazon EKS
Learn how to install or update the kubectl and eksctl command line tools to work with Kubernetes and Amazon EKS features.
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GitHub
gist.github.com › cmendible › ee6119ee202becd743888435e830b987
Install kubectl on ubuntu (WSL) and use kubectl config from Windows · GitHub
curl https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/stable.txt > ./stable.txt export KUBECTL_VERSION=$(cat stable.txt) curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/$KUBECTL_VERSION/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl chmod +x ./kubectl sudo mv ./kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl mkdir -p ~/.kube ln -sf "/mnt/c/users/$USER/.kube/config" ~/.kube/config rm ./stable.txt · Thank you so much for the script @Marcos-br! It still works great in 2025. ... Many thanks! ... Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub.
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TechCrumble
techcrumble.net › 2019 › 09 › how-to-install-kubectl-on-windows-using-powershell
How To Install Kubectl On Windows Using PowerShell | TechCrumble
September 11, 2019 - Install-Script -Name install-kubectl -Scope CurrentUser -Force · After that execute the below command specifying the created folder location. ... Just allow sometime to run few commands, and automatically execute the “kubectl.exe version” command.
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Medium
medium.com › @ggauravsigra › install-kubectl-on-windows-af77da2e6fff
Install `kubectl` on Windows. Kubernetes is an open-source system for… | by gaurav pandey | Medium
October 31, 2018 - Use this link to download .exe ... kubectl.exe inside, as shown in the picture. Go to Advance System settings>Environment Variables and edit path by adding “C:\kube” ... Congratulations You’ve successfully installed ...
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Microsoft
winget.run › pkg › Kubernetes › kubectl
Download and install kubectl with winget
winget install -e --id Kubernetes.kubectl · A command line tool for communicating with a Kubernetes cluster's control plane, using the Kubernetes API · Apache License 2.0 ·
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Medium
medium.com › @javatechie › kubernetes-installation-guide-windows-mac-f65105146127
Kubernetes Installation Guide | Windows & Mac | by Java Techie | Medium
January 23, 2024 - Install minikube reference : ... Package Manager is installed, use the following command to install minikube: winget install minikube ·...
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Civo
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Civo Academy - Installing Kubectl - the K8s command line tool - Civo.com
March 21, 2022 - This lesson provides a step-by-step process to install Kubectl and make the Kubectl binary executable. Learn how to download, validate, and execute Kubectl commands.
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Utho
utho.com › docs › kubernetes › kubectl-installation-and-cluster-access-verification-on-windows
Kubectl Installation and Cluster Access Verification ...
Comprehensive documentation for Utho Cloud — India's most affordable cloud platform. Guides, tutorials, and API references for compute, Kubernetes, storage, and more.
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KodeKloud
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Hey, i am trying to install kubectl on Windows, I am in right directory, but i . . . - Kubernetes-Slack Discussions - KodeKloud - DevOps Learning Community
February 11, 2023 - Andrius: Hey, i am trying to install kubectl on Windows, I am in right directory, but i dont understand this thins how to do?Configure kubectl to use a remote Kubernetes cluster: New-Item config -type file
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Kubernetes
pwittrock.github.io › docs › tasks › tools › install-kubectl
Install and Set Up kubectl | Kubernetes
curl -LO https://storage.googl...age.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/stable.txt · Add the binary in to your PATH. kubectl can be installed as part of the Google Cloud SDK....
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VMware
techdocs.broadcom.com › us › en › vmware-tanzu › standalone-components › tanzu-kubernetes-grid-integrated-edition › 1-19 › tkgi › installing-kubectl-cli.html
Installing the Kubernetes CLI
April 14, 2025 - Windows: Click Kubectl - Windows to download the kubectl executable file. To install the Kubernetes CLI, follow the procedures for your operating system: ... Rename the downloaded binary to kubectl. On the command line, run the following command to make the kubectl binary executable: $ chmod ...
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Medium
blog.yatricloud.com › how-to-install-kubernetes-kubectl-on-windows-step-by-step-guide-a6f027a911a4
How to Install Kubernetes (kubectl) on Windows: Step-by-Step Guide | by Yatharth Chauhan | Yatri Cloud
October 8, 2024 - To Get Full Access Join our Yatri Cloud Community: Join Now Watch Videos on YouTube: Watch Now ... Download the kubectl binary for your Windows architecture (e.g., amd64, arm64) from the Kubernetes release page.
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Craft Bakery
craftbakery.dev › kubectl-on-windows-10-machine
Install kubectl on Windows 10 using WSL
April 25, 2020 - Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux · When command completed restart your PC. Open Microsoft Store on your PC and find Ubuntu. I prefer the latest version 18.04 LTS. ... If you already have Visual Studio Code, then skip this step. The installation you can find https://code.visualstudio.com/.
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Kubernetes
kubernetes.io › releases › download
Download Kubernetes | Kubernetes
November 24, 2023 - kubectl is installable on a variety of Linux platforms, macOS and Windows.
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You've probably missed some of these steps:

Copy the binary to a folder in your PATH. If you have an existing directory in your PATH that you use for command line utilities, copy the binary to that directory. Otherwise, complete the following steps.

  1. Create a new directory for your command line binaries, such as C:\bin.

  2. Copy the kubectl.exe binary to your new directory.

  3. Edit your user or system PATH environment variable to add the new directory to your PATH.

  4. Close your PowerShell terminal and open a new one to pick up the new PATH variable.

Please verify what is the current content of your PATH. You can move your kubectl binary directly to one of those folders which are already added to your PATH. Alternatively you may edit it and add your desired directory containing kubectl. Have you relaunched your PowerShell terminal after saving the changes ? It's quite straightforward to configure and there is no need to use full paths to the executable.

Take a look at this article in the official kubernetes docs.

Please let me know if it helps.

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Calling the command from the current path does the trick. I have added the executable to c:\bin path and added the path to system environment variable, somehow it was not set, not sure why. Its an issue with the execuable being not found in the path.

PS D:\chocoloate_tmpdir> kubectl version                                                                                                                                                        Program 'kubectl.exe' failed to run: The specified executable is not a valid application for this OS platform.At line:1 char:1
+ kubectl version
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
At line:1 char:1
+ kubectl version
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ResourceUnavailable: (:) [], ApplicationFailedException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandFailed

PS D:\chocoloate_tmpdir> .\kubectl.exe version                                                                                                                                                  Client Version: version.Info{Major:"1", Minor:"14+", GitVersion:"v1.14.7-eks-1861c5", GitCommit:"1861c597586f84f1498a9f2151c78d8a6bf47814", GitTreeState:"clean", BuildDate:"2019-09-24T22:12:08Z", GoVersion:"go1.12.9", Compiler:"gc", Platform:"windows/amd64"}
Unable to connect to the server: dial tcp [::1]:8080: connectex: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.
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Finchett
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How to Install KubeCtl on Windows: the Essential Guide - Finchett.com
January 17, 2024 - To start, you need to download the kubectl executable. You have a couple of options for this: Option 1: Install with Chocolatey: If you have Chocolatey installed (a popular package manager for Windows), you can simply run the following command in your command prompt or PowerShell:powershellCopy codechoco install kubernetes-cliThis ...