diff --git a/src/utils/installSDKUtil.mts b/src/utils/installSDKUtil.mts
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--- a/src/utils/installSDKUtil.mts
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-import { createWriteStream, unlink } from "fs";
-import { tmpdir } from "os";
-import { get as httpsGet } from "https";
-import { basename, join } from "path";
-import Logger from "../logger.mjs";
-import { spawn } from "child_process";
-
-async function downloadWindowsInstaller(
-  version: string,
-  destinationPath: string
-): Promise<void> {
-  const url =
-    "https://github.com/raspberrypi/pico-setup-windows/releases" +
-    `/download/v${version}/pico-setup-windows-x64-standalone.exe`;
-
-  //const installerFile = createWriteStream(destinationPath);
-
-  const installerFile = createWriteStream(destinationPath);
-
-  return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-    const request = httpsGet(url, response => {
-      if (response.statusCode === 302) {
-        const redirectedUrl = response.headers.location || "";
-        httpsGet(redirectedUrl, redirectedResponse => {
-          redirectedResponse.pipe(installerFile);
-
-          redirectedResponse.on("end", () => {
-            installerFile.on("finish", () => {
-              installerFile.close();
-              console.log(`File downloaded!`);
-              resolve();
-            });
-          });
-
-          redirectedResponse.on("error", error => {
-            unlink(destinationPath, () => {
-              /* nothing */
-            });
-
-            reject(error);
-          });
-        });
-      } else {
-        response.pipe(installerFile);
-
-        response.on("end", () => {
-          installerFile.on("finish", () => {
-            installerFile.close();
-            console.log(`File downloaded!`);
-            resolve();
-          });
-        });
-
-        response.on("error", error => {
-          unlink(destinationPath, () => {
-            /* nothing */
-          });
-
-          reject(error);
-        });
-      }
-    });
-
-    request.on("error", error => {
-      unlink(destinationPath, () => {
-        /* nothing */
-      });
-
-      reject(error);
-    });
-  });
-}
-
-async function runInstaller(installerPath: string): Promise<void> {
-  return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-    const installerName = basename(installerPath);
-    // cant spawn installer directly and with silent falg because error EACCESS
-    //const silentArgs = "/S"; // Specify the silent mode argument
-
-    const child = spawn("explorer.exe", [installerPath], {
-      cwd: tmpdir(),
-      windowsHide: false,
-      env: process.env,
-      detached: true,
-    });
-
-    child.on("error", error => {
-      console.error(
-        `Failed to execute installer "${installerName}": ${error.message}`
-      );
-      reject(error);
-    });
-
-    child.on("exit", code => {
-      if (code === 0) {
-        console.log(`Installer "${installerName}" started successfully.`);
-        resolve();
-      } else {
-        console.error(
-          `Installer "${installerName}" exited with code ${code ?? "N/A"}.`
-        );
-        reject(
-          new Error(
-            `Installer "${installerName}" exited with code ${code ?? "N/A"}.`
-          )
-        );
-      }
-    });
-  });
-}
-
-export async function downloadAndInstallPicoSDKWindows(
-  version: string
-): Promise<boolean> {
-  const destinationPath = join(
-    tmpdir(),
-    "pico-setup-windows-x64-standalone.exe"
-  );
-
-  try {
-    await downloadWindowsInstaller(version, destinationPath);
-    Logger.log(`Download of installer v${version} finished.`);
-
-    await runInstaller(destinationPath);
-    Logger.log(`Installation of SDK v${version} started.`);
-
-    return true;
-  } catch (error) {
-    Logger.log(
-      `[ERROR] Download and/or installation of SDK v${version} failed: ${
-        (error as Error).message
-      }`
-    );
-
-    return false;
-  }
-}