How to install specific version of windows sdk using chocolatey?

Question

I have C++ project with its target platform version type as 10.0.15063.0 and target platform as Windows 10.

I tried to create a azure pipeline that builds and publishes the artifacts, but I am facing issue to install windows sdk of specific version using choco(i.e 10.0.15063.x).

command tried :

choco install windows-sdk-10.0 --version=10.0.15063

I am getting error saying the package not found in the sources listed. Is there any way to fix the issue.

Answer 1

Doesn't look like that version is available. You can confirm this by searching for the package and listing all versions using choco search -a (shorthand for --all-versions):

choco search -a windows-sdk-10.0

Today, only one version is available: 10.0.26624. You can try to get the attention of the package maintainer on the package listing via the comments or Contact Maintainers link in the sidebar to update it or you can build your own and host on an internal feed for your use case.

Answer 2

The version 10.0.15063.0 is not in the choco package list. As an alternative, you can download the installation from link, and install it via command.

Download bash command:

curl -LO "https://download.microsoft.com/download/E/1/B/E1B0E6C0-2FA2-4A1B-B322-714A5586BE63/windowssdk/winsdksetup.exe"
chmod 777 winsdksetup.exe            # add permission for execution

Install in powershell silently:

Start-Process winsdksetup.exe -ArgumentList "/q" -Wait

Verify the version on my local machine:

However, the version number is strange, it shows 10.1.15063 actually in control panel.

So I can install it with choco command instead:

choco install windows-sdk-10.1 --version=10.1.15063.468 -y

Please check the version in regedit and control panel.