What is Chocolatey? Chocolatey or Choco as it is sometimes referred to, is a free, open-source package manager for Windows that is very similar to Apt or DNF in the Linux realm. In other words, this is a program used for installing software via the Windows command line. It downloads a program, installs it, then it will check for updates, and installs those updates automatically if needed. Those who use Linux are quite familiar with the package management systems like this. Some ask, “ Why should we choose to use a program like this, since we can simply download the .exe or .msi software and install the program ourselves? ” That is an excellent question. Here are several solid answers. When we install a new operating system and want to use numerous programs, we must look for each program installer, download it, install it, and then regularly check for updates. The Chocolatey package manager this all by itself, when using automatic mode. Instead of searching for an executable installe