# Installing PowerShell and its Visual Studio Code extension

You can install PowerShell by downloading the appropriate installation package for your operating system from the following link:

https://aka.ms/powershell-release?tag=stable

For example, for Windows 10 64-bit, you would download the file named `PowerShell-7.1.3-win-x64.msi`.

On macOS, you can install PowerShell using Homebrew, as shown in the following command:
```
brew install --cask powershell
```
For Linux and ARM, use the instructions at the following link:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/install/installing-powershell

Now you can install the Visual Studio Code extension for PowerShell.