diff --git a/tests/manual/windows_k8s_manual_test.bat b/tests/manual/windows_k8s_manual_test.bat
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+REM This script has the sequence of the steps to run manually on a Windows machine
+REM Due to limitations of virtual machines and nested virtualization, 
+REM the script might be best to run on a physical machine or relatively powerful virtual machine in cloud,
+REM minikube is pretty heavy on resources.
+REM Another option is to use dedicated k8s cluster.
+
+REM Navigate to any empty directory and run the following commands.
+REM Preferably, to run the first cleanup commands to have a clean dapr and minikube environment.
+REM At the end of the script, you might want to clean the directory manually and remove cloned "quickstarts" repo.
+dapr uninstall --all -k
+minikube delete
+minikube stop
+minikube start
+dapr init -k --runtime-version 1.15.0-rc.10 --dev
+git clone https://github.com/dapr/quickstarts.git
+cd quickstarts/tutorials/hello-kubernetes
+git checkout origin/release-1.15
+git branch --show-current
+dapr run -f -k .
diff --git a/tests/manual/windows_manual_tests.ps1 b/tests/manual/windows_manual_tests.ps1
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+function Uninstall-Dapr {
+    $command = "dapr uninstall --all"
+
+    $output = Invoke-Expression $command
+
+    if ($output -match "Dapr has been removed successfully") {
+        Write-Output "Uninstalled successfully"
+    }
+    else {
+        Write-Output "Failed to uninstall dapr"
+        $output
+        exit 1
+    }
+}
+
+function Initialize-Dapr($version, [string[]]$arguments) {
+    $commandArguments = "init"
+    if ($null -ne $version) {
+        $commandArguments += " --runtime-version $version"
+    }
+    if ($null -ne $arguments) {
+        foreach ($arg in $arguments) {
+            $commandArguments += " $arg"
+        }
+    }
+    Invoke-CommandCustom "dapr" $commandArguments
+}
+
+function Invoke-CommandCustom($command, [string[]]$arguments) {
+    if ($null -ne $arguments) {
+        foreach ($arg in $arguments) {
+            $commandArguments += " $arg"
+        }
+    }
+
+    $pinfo = New-Object System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo
+    $pinfo.FileName = $command
+    $pinfo.RedirectStandardError = $true
+    $pinfo.RedirectStandardOutput = $true
+    $pinfo.UseShellExecute = $false
+    $pinfo.Arguments = $commandArguments
+    $p = New-Object System.Diagnostics.Process
+    $p.StartInfo = $pinfo
+    $p.Start() | Out-Null
+    $p.WaitForExit()
+    $stdout = $p.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd()
+    $stderr = $p.StandardError.ReadToEnd()
+    return $stdout + " " + $stderr
+}
+
+function VerifyContainers() {
+    $output = Invoke-CommandCustom "docker" @("ps", "--format", "{{.Names}}")
+    $expectedContainers = @("dapr_scheduler", "dapr_placement", "dapr_redis", "dapr_zipkin")
+    
+    $containers = $output -split "`n"
+   
+    $missingContainers = @()
+
+    foreach ($container in $expectedContainers) {
+        if ($containers -notcontains $container) {
+            $missingContainers += $container
+        }
+    }
+    return $missingContainers
+}
+
+function VerifyBinaries() {
+    $expectedBinaries = @("daprd.exe", "dashboard.exe")
+    $missingBinaries = @()
+
+    $userHomeDirectory = [System.Environment]::GetFolderPath("UserProfile")
+    foreach ($binary in $expectedBinaries) {
+        if (-not (Test-Path "$userHomeDirectory\.dapr\bin\$binary")) {
+            $missingBinaries += $binary
+        }
+       
+    }
+    return $missingBinaries
+}
+
+##### Test cases
+
+function TestDaprInitSuccess() {
+    Write-Output "TestDaprInitSuccess"
+
+    $version = "1.15.0-rc.10"
+    $arguments = @("--dashboard-version 0.15.0", "--enable-ha")
+    Uninstall-Dapr
+    $output = Initialize-Dapr $version $arguments
+    if ($output.Contains("Success! Dapr is up and running")) {
+        return $true
+    }
+    else {
+        Write-Output "TestDaprInitSuccess failed"
+        $output
+        exit 1
+    }
+}
+
+function TestDaprInitWithInvalidRegistry() {
+    Write-Output "TestDaprInitWithInvalidRegistry"
+
+    $version = "1.15.0-rc.10"
+    $arguments = @("--image-registry someunknownnonexistinghost.io/owner")
+
+    Uninstall-Dapr
+    $output = Initialize-Dapr $version $arguments
+    $result1 = $output.Contains("No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it")
+    $result2 = $output.Contains("A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time")
+    $result3 = $output.Contains("init failed")
+    if ($result1 -or $result2 -or $result3) {
+        return $true
+    }
+    else {
+        Write-Output "TestDaprInitWithInvalidRegistry failed"
+        $output
+        exit 1
+    }
+}
+
+function TestDaprInitWithInvalidArguments() {
+    Write-Output "TestDaprInitWithInvalidArguments"
+
+    $version = "1.15.0-rc.10"
+    $arguments = @("--from-dir invalid", "--image-registry localhost:5000")
+
+    Uninstall-Dapr
+    $output = Initialize-Dapr $version $arguments
+    if ($output.Contains("both --image-registry and --from-dir flags cannot be given at the same time")) {
+        return $true
+    }
+    else {
+        Write-Output "TestDaprInitWithInvalidArguments failed"
+        $output
+        exit 1
+    }
+}
+
+function TestDaprInitAllInPlace() {
+    Write-Output "TestDaprInitAllInPlace"
+    $version = "1.15.0-rc.10"
+
+    Uninstall-Dapr
+    $output = Initialize-Dapr $version
+    
+    if ($output.Contains("Success! Dapr is up and running")) {
+        Write-Output "Dapr initialization succeeded"
+    }
+    else {
+        Write-Output "TestDaprInitAllInPlace failed"
+        $output
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    $missingContainers = VerifyContainers
+    if ($missingContainers.Count -eq 0) {
+        Write-Output "All expected containers are running"
+    }
+    else {
+        Write-Output "TestDaprInitAllInPlace"
+        Write-Output "The following containers are missing: $missingContainers"
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    $missingBinaries = VerifyBinaries
+    if ($missingBinaries.Count -eq 0) {
+        Write-Output "All expected binaries are installed"
+    }
+    else {
+        Write-Output "TestDaprInitAllInPlace"
+        Write-Output "The following binaries are missing: $missingBinaries"
+        exit 1
+    }
+}
+
+TestDaprInitSuccess
+TestDaprInitWithInvalidRegistry
+TestDaprInitWithInvalidArguments
+TestDaprInitAllInPlace
+