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Install WSL, Chocolatey (choco) and adb on Windows 10 or 11 so you can use the Proxyman automatic script for Android Emulators.

1. What's it?​

To use the Automatic Script for Android Emulator in Proxyman for Windows, the following command-line tools must be installed on your Windows machine:

  • wsl
  • choco (package manager for Windows)
  • adb (Android Debug Bridge)

2. Install WSL on Windows 10/11​

  1. On Windows 10/11, search: Command Prompt app
  2. Right-click on the app -> Select Run as administrator option.
  3. When the app opens, copy and paste the following command:
wsl --install
  1. Restart Windows to apply the change -> After restarting, Windows opens the Command Prompt and asks you to create a new Username / Password -> Follow the instructions
  2. Open the Command Prompt app again and run:
wsl
  1. Verify that the command is successful, with no errors:
Windows Terminal after running wsl, showing the Linux shell prompt with no errors
  1. Done ✅

3. Install Choco on Windows 10/11​

  1. Open PowerShell with Run as Administrator
  2. Paste and run it:
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
  1. Wait a few seconds for the command to complete.
  2. If you don't see any errors, you are ready to use Chocolatey! Type choco or choco -? to check it.

Choco Installation Guide: https://chocolatey.org/install#individual

4. Install adb on Windows 10/11​

  1. Open PowerShell with Run as Administrator
  2. Run:
choco install adb -y
  1. Verify that adb is installed and there is no error

5. ✅ Done. Try the Android Automatic Script again in the Proxyman app​

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