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Update windows install with Winget and new exe

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Fixes #4503
Fixes #4400

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Versions of Alloy before v1.11.0 don't have manifests for WinGet, so this shouldn't be backported.

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Need & prefix to run a file that isn't on the PATH in PowerShell.

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Need & prefix to run a file that isn't on the PATH in PowerShell.

Ah, thanks. I thought that prefix (in the original suggestion) was like the # in Linux bash commands... added back in.

@clayton-cornell clayton-cornell enabled auto-merge (squash) October 1, 2025 16:58
@clayton-cornell clayton-cornell merged commit 6900b2a into main Oct 1, 2025
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* Update windows install with Winget and new exe

* Clean up and clarify admin rights

* Clean up workflow and include suggestions

* Fix powershell command syntax

(cherry picked from commit 6900b2a)
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* Update windows install with Winget and new exe

* Clean up and clarify admin rights

* Clean up workflow and include suggestions

* Fix powershell command syntax

(cherry picked from commit 6900b2a)

Co-authored-by: Clayton Cornell <[email protected]>
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Document WinGet install once it's available Update Alloy on Windows install steps

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