# How to Install (and hide) the Scoop Package Manager on a Windows VM

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[Scoop](https://scoop.sh) is a small command line based package manager for Windows. It’s often used by developers and software testers to automate installation of programs and tools on Windows machines.

Here’s a quick guide on how to install it, secretly, on a window VM. All of these steps can be done from the Windows Terminal powershell console.

I’m working on another project which will use this pretty extensively, so get it set up if you’re interested in whatever that’s going to be 🙂

## Installing It

The scoop documentation gives us a nice easy powershell command to run

```auto
irm https://get.scoop.sh | iex

```

Install some basic tools we’ll need

```auto
scoop install git sudo

```

Enable the extended package repo and update

```auto
scoop bucket add extras
scoop update

```

## Hiding It

Make the scoop folder less likely to be seen. This marks the folder as hidden and as a system file. System files are hidden even if hidden files are set to be visible.

```auto
attrib +H +S C:\Users\[username]\scoop

```

Hide the _Scoop Apps_ entry from the start menu, not really required but scammers might get suspicious.

```auto
del /Q /F "C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Scoop Apps"

```

These have an annoying habit of coming back. Check the start menu after every update or install.

## Extras

Here’s how to update everything that Scoop installed to the most recent versions.

```auto
scoop update
scoop update *

```

You can install pretty much anything you can imagine. Although you might have to create custom shortcuts since we hid the _Scoop Apps_ folder from the start menu.

```auto
scoop install anydesk
scoop install spotify

```

To search for available applications use

```auto
scoop search [whatever]

```

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