Pre-requisite : 1. node.js and npm should be installed, verify that by node --version npm --version Steps for the execution : 1. rename CYPRESSAUTOMATION.zip_ to CYPRESSAUTOMATION.zip , and then unzip the CYPRESSAUTOMATION.zip 2. open terminal / powershell / commandline 3. cd <CYPRESSAUTOMATION_file_path>\ 4. ls // to make sure package.json exist 5. npm install cypress --save-dev // install cypress to ~/AppData/Local/Cypress/ 6. .\node_modules\.bin\cypress run --spec "cypress\integration\2-advanced-examples\TestAddressBook.js" (note that there maybe timeout error for the first time cypress execution, try to re-run again ) 7. to launch the test runner UI , and then click the "TestAddressBook.js" .\node_modules\.bin\cypress open