diff --git a/Tools/Start-CippDevEmulatorsWithKitty.ps1 b/Tools/Start-CippDevEmulatorsWithKitty.ps1
index d0f156fd6479..39666bdcb05c 100644
--- a/Tools/Start-CippDevEmulatorsWithKitty.ps1
+++ b/Tools/Start-CippDevEmulatorsWithKitty.ps1
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 Get-Command kitty -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null
-Write-Host 'Starting CIPP Dev Emulators'
 Get-Process node -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Stop-Process -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 $Path = (Get-Item $PSScriptRoot).Parent.Parent.FullName
 
+pwsh -file (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'Start-CippDevInstallation.ps1')
+
+Write-Host 'Starting CIPP Dev Emulators'
+
 if (Test-Path (Join-Path $Path 'CIPP-API-Processor')) {
   $Process = Read-Host -Prompt 'Start Process Function (y/N)?'
 }
@@ -11,7 +14,7 @@ if ($Process -eq 'y') {
   kitty --detach --title 'CIPP' -o allow_remote_control=yes -- pwsh -c "
   kitty @new-window --new-tab --tab-title `"Azurite`" --cwd $Path -- azurite ;
   kitty @new-window --new-tab --tab-title `"FunctionApp`" --cwd (Join-Path $Path `"CIPP-API`") -- func start;
-  kitty @new-window --new-tab --tab-title `"CIPP Frontend`" --cwd (Join-Path $Path `"CIPP`") -- npm run dev ;
+  kitty @new-window --new-tab --tab-title `"CIPP Frontend`" --cwd (Join-Path $Path `"CIPP`") -- yarn run dev ;
   kitty @new-window --new-tab --tab-title `"SWA`" --cwd (Join-Path $Path `"CIPP`") -- npm run start-swa;
   kitty @new-window --new-tab --tab-title `"CIPP-API-Processor`" --cwd (Join-Path $Path `"CIPP-API-Processor`") -- func start --port 7072"
   
@@ -19,6 +22,6 @@ if ($Process -eq 'y') {
   kitty --detach --title 'CIPP' -o allow_remote_control=yes -- pwsh -c "
   kitty @new-window --new-tab --tab-title `"Azurite`" --cwd $Path -- azurite ;
   kitty @new-window --new-tab --tab-title `"FunctionApp`" --cwd (Join-Path $Path `"CIPP-API`") -- func start;
-  kitty @new-window --new-tab --tab-title `"CIPP Frontend`" --cwd (Join-Path $Path `"CIPP`") -- npm run dev ;
+  kitty @new-window --new-tab --tab-title `"CIPP Frontend`" --cwd (Join-Path $Path `"CIPP`") -- yarn run dev ;
   kitty @new-window --new-tab --tab-title `"SWA`" --cwd (Join-Path $Path `"CIPP`") -- npm run start-swa"
 }
diff --git a/Tools/Start-CippDevInstallation.ps1 b/Tools/Start-CippDevInstallation.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fa1de465b2eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tools/Start-CippDevInstallation.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+$Path = (Get-Item $PSScriptRoot).Parent.Parent.FullName
+
+if (-not(Get-Command npm)) {
+  throw 'npm is required to install the CIPP development environment'
+}
+
+if (-not(Get-Command azurite)) {
+  Write-Host 'Installing Azurite'
+  npm install --global 'azurite'
+}
+
+if (-not(Get-Command swa)) {
+  Write-Host 'Installing @azure/static-web-apps-cli'
+  npm install --global '@azure/static-web-apps-cli'
+}
+
+if (-not(Get-Command func)) {
+  Write-Host 'Installing Azure Functions Core Tools'
+  npm install --global 'azure-functions-core-tools@4' --unsafe-perms true
+}
+
+if (-not(Get-Command yarn)) {
+  Write-Host 'Installing Yarn'
+  npm install --global yarn
+}
+
+if (-not(yarn list --global --pattern 'next' | Select-String -Pattern 'next')) {
+  Write-Host 'Installing Next.js'
+  yarn install --global next --network-timeout 500000
+}
+
+yarn install --cwd (Join-Path $Path "CIPP") --network-timeout 500000