Git for Windows

Git for Windows is a source control system for tracking changes to deployment scripts and configurations. OSDeploy installs it via winget and optionally configures the global Git identity.

Property	Value
Publisher	The Git Project
winget ID	Git.Git
Platform	Windows 11
Architecture	amd64 / arm64
Required by	Optional — script source control
Status	Current

https://git-scm.com/download/wingit-scm.com

Overview

Git for Windows provides the git command-line tool and a Bash environment on Windows. It integrates with GitHub, Azure DevOps, and any other Git host. After installation, Install-OSDeploySoftware will interactively prompt for a global user.email and user.name if they are not already configured, or walk through updating existing values.

Why Git Is Useful for OSDeploy

• Track changes to OSDeploy build scripts and PSCloudScript files across time

• Push configuration to GitHub for sharing and collaboration

• Enables pulling the latest scripts from a repository inside WinPE (with internet access)

• Required if you use VS Code's built-in source control panel

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Install with OSDeploy

Git for Windows is installed via winget. After installation, the function prompts for global Git identity configuration.

Preview (no changes made):

Install-OSDeploySoftware -Name 'git'

Install:

Install-OSDeploySoftware -Name 'git' -Force

winget (App Installer) must be available. Install it from the Microsoft Store if it is not present. -DownloadOnly is not supported for winget-based components.

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Manual Installation

Install via winget:

winget install --id Git.Git -e -h --accept-source-agreements --accept-package-agreements

Configure global Git identity after installation:

git config --global user.email '[e-mail]'
git config --global user.name 'Your Name'

Verify the installation:

git --version
git config --global --list

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Related

• Git for Windows

• winget documentation

• Install-OSDeploySoftware

• Visual Studio Code — integrated Git support