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Chef Workstation installs everything you need to get started using Chef products on Windows, Mac and Linux.
$ winget install --id ChefSoftware.Workstation --exact --version 25.13.7.1Run in Command Prompt, PowerShell, or Windows Terminal. Prompts for any agreements.
Chef Workstation uses MSI (WiX). The silent install switches are /quiet /norestart.
msiexec.exe /i chef-workstation-25.13.7-1-x64.msi /quiet /norestart
See the full silent install reference for Chef Workstation →
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Start your infrastructure automation with Chef Workstation. Chef Workstation gives you everything you need to get started with Chef - ad hoc remote execution, remote scanning, configuration tasks, cookbook creation tools as well as robust dependency and testing software - all in one easy-to-install package.
Chef Workstation includes:
- Chef Infra Client
- Chef InSpec
- Chef Habitat
- chef and knife command line tools
- Testing tools such as Test Kitchen and Cookstyle
- Everything else needed to author cookbooks and upload them to the Chef Infra Server
Chef Workstation replaces ChefDK, combining all the existing features with new features, such as ad-hoc task support and the new Chef Workstation desktop application.
| Architecture | Type | Scope | Install | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x64 | MSI WiX | machine | Direct |
Copy a command tailored to that specific architecture, type, and scope - useful when winget would otherwise pick a different default.
No known CVEs for Chef Workstation.
Coverage is best-effort and depends on a winget package mapping to an NVD CPE entry. Absence here is not a guarantee of safety.