- Download the latest version of Git for Windows installer.
- Once the installer has started, follow the instructions as provided in the Git Setup wizard screen until the installation is complete.
- Open the windows command prompt (or Git Bash if you selected not to use the standard Git Windows Command Prompt during the Git installation).
- Type
git version
to verify Git was installed. Note:git-scm
is a popular and recommended resource for downloading Git for Windows. The advantage of downloading Git fromgit-scm
is that your download automatically starts with the latest version of Git included with the recommended command prompt,Git Bash
. The download source is the same Git for Windows installer as referenced in the steps above.