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This section describes installing Desktop Host using the graphical installer for Windows. For illustration purposes, the screenshots below reference the 64-bit installer.

Note the following:

If you are using Firefox and installing Desktop Host for the first time or reinstalling it, it is recommended that you configure Firefox. See Firefox Restricts Desktop Host for complete information.
For security purposes, it is recommended that the Windows User Account Control (UAC) is set to Notify me only when apps try to make changes to my computer or similar. For additional information, consult Microsoft’s documentation on UAC.
If you are installing Desktop Host on a shared or virtualized environment that has multiple users logged on, it is recommended that all other users sign out of it and sign back in after installation is complete.
If you are installing Desktop Host on a Citrix server, ensure that it is installed via a published desktop session and the server is restarted after installation. After restart is complete, you must log on to the Citrix server via a published desktop session.

CAUTION: Ensure that you use the 32-bit and 64-bit installers to install the application on 32-bit and 64-bit computers, respectively.

To install Desktop Host:

Launch the Desktop Host installer by executing the installer (HylandDesktopHostSetup.x86.exe or HylandDesktopHostSetup.x64.exe). The Welcome to Hyland Desktop Host Setup page is displayed.
Click Install. If Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable (x86 or x64) is not present, depending on your computer (32-bit or 64-bit), it is installed.

The Destination Folder page is displayed.
To change the installation location, enter a new folder location in the field provided or click Change to navigate to the folder location. The Change destination folder dialog box is displayed.

CAUTION: Ensure that you choose a folder to which any user has full access (both read and write).

Note: If the destination folder is not changed, the application is installed to C:\ProgramData\Hyland\DesktopHost by default. The ProgramData folder is hidden by default in Windows; to view the folder you must configure Windows to show hidden items. For more information, see Microsoft’s documentation on this.
Enter the full path for the destination folder in the Folder name field provided or select the folder from the Look in drop-down list.
Click Next. The File location for configuration settings page is displayed.
To specify the full path to the config.json file, select the Install configuration settings from the following location check box.

Note: Selecting this option overwrites the config.json file in the installation directory. You can skip this step and provide the configuration settings after installation is complete.
Enter the full path to the config.json file in the Configuration File Path field provided or click Browse.
Click Next. The Ready to install page is displayed.
Click Back to return to the previous page to change configuration options, or click Cancel to close the installer without installing.

Note: You may need to enter the Administrator password to continue installation.
After the Installation completed page is displayed, click Close to complete the installation and exit the installer.