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Copilot is powered by AI, so surprises and mistakes are possible. For more information, see [Copilot FAQs](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-copilot/learn/).
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### Extracting the MSI from the bundle
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### Extracting the MSI from the bundle for 0.94 and later
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Make sure to have [WiX Toolset v3](https://docs.firegiant.com/wix/wix3/) installed. The command doesn't work with WiX Toolset v4.
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Make sure to have [.NET SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/) installed.
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In PowerShell, run `dotnet tool install wix --global` to install the latest version of WiX Toolset.
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This PowerShell example assumes that the PowerToys installer has been downloaded to the Windows desktop.
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```powershell
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wix burn extract ${Env:\USERPROFILE}"\Desktop\PowerToysSetup-0.94.0-x64.exe" -out ${Env:\USERPROFILE}"\Desktop\extractedPath" -oba ${Env:\USERPROFILE}"\Desktop\extractedPath"
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```
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### Extracting the MSI from the bundle for 0.93 and earlier
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Make sure to have the [WiX Toolset v3](https://docs.firegiant.com/wix/wix3/) installed. The command doesn't work with WiX Toolset v4 and later versions.
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This PowerShell example assumes the default install location for WiX Toolset and that the PowerToys installer has been downloaded to the Windows desktop.
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