FAQ: How do I upgrade curl.exe in Windows? This is a growing question, better answer it here to get somewhere to point users to. Closes #11984
diff --git a/docs/FAQ b/docs/FAQ index 78a2388..b04c5ea 100644 --- a/docs/FAQ +++ b/docs/FAQ
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ 2. Install Related Problems 2.1 configure fails when using static libraries 2.2 Does curl work/build with other SSL libraries? + 2.3 How do I upgrade curl.exe in Windows? 2.4 Does curl support SOCKS (RFC 1928) ? 3. Usage Problems @@ -427,6 +428,22 @@ have their pros and cons, and we try to maintain a comparison of them here: https://curl.se/docs/ssl-compared.html + 2.3 How do I upgrade curl.exe in Windows? + + The curl tool that is shipped as an integrated component of Windows 10 and + Windows 11 is managed by Microsoft. If you were to delete the file or + replace it with a newer version downloaded from https://curl.se/windows, + then Windows Update will cease to work on your system. + + There is no way to independently force an upgrade of the curl.exe that is + part of Windows other than through the regular Windows update process. There + is also nothing the curl project itself can do about this, since this is + managed and controlled entirely by Microsoft as owners of the operating + system. + + You can always download and install the latest version of curl for Windows + from https://curl.se/windows into a separate location. + 2.4 Does curl support SOCKS (RFC 1928) ? Yes, SOCKS 4 and 5 are supported.
