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Is it possible to download using the Windows command line?

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Mar 15, 2026485188 views
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Without using any non-standard (Windows included) utilities, is it possible to download using the Windows command line? The preferred version is Windows XP, but it's also interesting to know for newer versions. To further clarify my question: It has to be using HTTP The file needs to be saved Standard clean Windows install, no extra tools So basically, since everybody is screaming Wget, I want simple Wget functionality, without using Wget.

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Starting with Windows 7, I believe there's one single method that hasn't been mentioned yet that's easy: Syntax: Example: (Broken into two separate lines with for readability (to avoid scrolling).) Warning: As pointed out in the comments, the help message starts by saying: ... but another comment reported that it works on Windows 8.

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