Using Chocolatey

This is my preferred way to install Git for Windows on Windows 10. It installs the same package as before, but in one line. If you have not heard of Chocolatey, stop everything, and go learn a bit more. It can install the software with a single command; you don't have to use click-through installers anymore!

Chocolatey is very powerful, and I use it in combination with Boxstarter to set up my dev machines. If you are in charge of setting up machines for developers on Windows, it is definitely worth a look.

Let's see how you would install Git using Chocolatey. I assume you have Chocolatey installed (https://chocolatey.org/install) already (it's a one-liner in Command Prompt). Then, simply open the Administrator Command window, and type this command:

$ choco install git -params '"/GitAndUnixToolsOnPath"'  

This will install Git and the BASH tools, and add them to your path.