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Install ​

DhivaLabs Shell is installed from the Microsoft Store. It is free, and it includes Bash, Git and OpenSSH, so there is nothing else to install first.

New to installing from the Microsoft Store? Read Installing apps.

What you need ​

  • Windows 10 version 2004 or newer, or Windows 11.
  • A Microsoft Store that you are allowed to install apps from.

You do not need WSL, Git for Windows, Node.js or administrator rights.

Install from the Microsoft Store ​

  1. Open the DhivaLabs Shell page in the Microsoft Store. You can also open the Microsoft Store app and search for DhivaLabs Shell. The publisher is Dhiva-Labs.

  2. Select Get or Install.

  3. When the download finishes, select Open, or start DhivaLabs Shell from the Start menu.

The Store keeps the app up to date along with your other Store apps.

Check that it works ​

When the app starts, it opens a Local terminal tab by itself.

  1. Wait for the greeting line and the $ prompt in the terminal tab.

  2. Type this and press Enter:

    bash
    git --version

  3. Git prints its version number. Bash and Git are working.

Which version do I have? ​

The version is shown at the bottom of the sidebar, in a line that starts with VERSION.

Good to know

These pages describe version 0.1.5. If your version is older, some features described here, such as themes, the Focus switch and the key controls in the SSH key dialog, may be missing until the Store delivers an update.

Uninstall ​

Removing the app does not delete your SSH keys, history or repositories. That is deliberate, so that an uninstall cannot destroy your work.

To remove everything:

  1. If you created a key for the app and no longer need it, remove its public key from your account on GitHub or your other Git service.

  2. Open Windows Settings, then Apps, then Installed apps. Find DhivaLabs Shell and select Uninstall.

  3. Delete any DhivaLabs Shell data that remains, and any key files you created with the app that you no longer need.

  4. Delete repository folders separately, and only if you no longer need their contents.

Back up important repositories and keys before you delete anything.

Next steps ​