Tailscale

Tailscale is a WireGuard based mesh VPN, used to connect your computers and other devices together securely without proxies.

Install Command

Run this command in PowerShell on Windows with App Installer (winget) available. Review installer prompts and publisher requirements before proceeding.

winget install --id 'Tailscale.Tailscale' --exact

Publisher

Tailscale Inc.

Version

1.104.2Latest

License

BSD-3-Clause

Install details for Tailscale

Architectures: x64, arm64, x86
Install scope: Machine-wide
Installer format: BURN, WIX
Versions in winget-pkgs: 130

•WiX Burn bundle: a bootstrapper that can chain several installers.
•Windows Installer (MSI) package: winget runs it silently with standard msiexec switches.

130 versions of Tailscale are currently kept in the winget community repository; the latest is 1.104.2. These details come from the package's manifests in microsoft/winget-pkgs and refresh every 12 hours.

Released: October 2026

Description

Tailscale is a WireGuard based mesh VPN, used to connect your computers and other devices together securely without proxies.

Tailscale is available through winget as package ID Tailscale.Tailscale, with version 1.104.2. Use the install command above to set it up on Windows without downloading a separate installer manually.

winget commands for Tailscale

Install the latest version

winget install --id 'Tailscale.Tailscale' --exact

Install a specific version (1.104.2)

winget install --id 'Tailscale.Tailscale' --exact --version '1.104.2'

Install for all users (machine scope)

winget install --id 'Tailscale.Tailscale' --exact --scope machine

Install the arm64 build

winget install --id 'Tailscale.Tailscale' --exact --architecture arm64

Upgrade to the latest version

winget upgrade --id 'Tailscale.Tailscale' --exact

Uninstall

winget uninstall --id 'Tailscale.Tailscale' --exact

Pin the installed version so winget upgrade --all skips it

winget pin add --id 'Tailscale.Tailscale' --exact

Show the package details winget sees

winget show --id 'Tailscale.Tailscale' --exact

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Package ID

Tailscale.Tailscale

Moniker

tailscale

Homepagehttps://tailscale.com/download

Common questions

How do I install Tailscale with winget?

Open PowerShell or Windows Terminal and run winget install --id 'Tailscale.Tailscale' --exact. winget downloads the installer listed in the official winget-pkgs manifest, checks its SHA256 hash, and installs it.