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enchanterchimney/wps-office-pro-installer

Analysis updated 2026-05-18

12Audience · generalComplexity · 1/5LicenseSetup · easy

TLDR

A short PowerShell installer script that claims to install WPS Office and unlock its paid Pro features for free.

Mindmap

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  root((WPS Installer))
    What it does
      Downloads remote script
      Installs WPS Office
      Claims Pro activation
    Tech Stack
      PowerShell
      Windows
    Use Cases
      Learn installer risks
      Verify official source
      Understand PowerShell one-liners
    Audience
      General users
    Setup
      Runs irm to iex command
      Bypasses execution policy
      Script hosted on separate repo

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Understand what a one-line PowerShell installer script actually does before running it.

USE CASE 2

Learn why downloading and running a remote script in one step can be risky.

USE CASE 3

Find the official WPS Office download instead of an unverified third-party installer.

What is it built with?

PowerShellWindows

How does it compare?

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Stars121212
LanguageC
Setup difficultyeasyhardeasy
Complexity1/55/51/5
Audiencegeneralresearchergeneral

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Runs a remote script piped straight into PowerShell and claims to unlock paid Pro features for free, a pattern typical of pirated or unwanted software, verify before running.

Claims an MIT license for the installer script itself, but WPS Office is separately licensed commercial software.

In plain English

This repository contains a PowerShell script that claims to install WPS Office Pro on Windows. WPS Office is a free office suite made by Kingsoft that includes a word processor (Writer), a spreadsheet tool (Spreadsheets), and a presentation tool (Presentation). The suite is designed to read and write files in Microsoft Office formats such as .docx and .xlsx, and it also includes PDF tools and cloud sync. The README provides a single PowerShell command that downloads and runs an installer script from a separate GitHub repository (not this one). According to the README, the script installs WPS Office without requiring administrator rights, activates the Pro license, and opens a sample document to verify compatibility. The troubleshooting section addresses two common issues: fonts rendering differently compared to Microsoft Office (there is a compatibility mode in WPS settings), and macro-enabled Excel files showing a warning on open (the fix requires lowering macro security settings in the application). The README is very short and the actual installer script lives in a different repository. The repository lists topics suggesting it is intended as an alternative to Microsoft Office. It claims an MIT license, though the software it installs (WPS Office) is a commercial product with its own licensing terms separate from this repository.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Explain what this PowerShell one-liner would do before I consider running it.
Prompt 2
What are the risks of installing paid software Pro features for free through a script like this?
Prompt 3
Help me find and verify the official WPS Office download instead of this installer.

Frequently asked questions

What is wps-office-pro-installer?

A short PowerShell installer script that claims to install WPS Office and unlock its paid Pro features for free.

What license does wps-office-pro-installer use?

Claims an MIT license for the installer script itself, but WPS Office is separately licensed commercial software.

How hard is wps-office-pro-installer to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is wps-office-pro-installer for?

Mainly general.

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