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# Windows

Installation is done using an installer, (.exe). Access to installation media is provided using your customer/partner login.

Installation is done using an installer, (.exe). Access to installation media is provided using your customer/partner login.

### Prerequisites before you start installation:

* Verify [**General requirements**](/management-center/readme/install-upgrade/installation.md) in **Installation** section
* Installation media for latest version of Management Center. (ManagementCenter-x.x.x.exe)\
  Access to installation media is provided using your customer/partner login.

Valid license file, **credentials.json**, created for your organization.

### Installation of Management Center on Windows

1. Run installation with elevated privileges.\
   Right click **ManagementCenter-x.x.x.exe** and choose **Run as administrator**.
2. On **Welcome to the Fortified ID Management Center Setup Wizard** page, click **Next**.
3. On the **Licence agreement** page, read the agreement and then click the checkbox for **I accept the agreement**. Click **Next** to continue.
4. On the **License file** page, browse and located the **credentials.json** created for you. Click **Next** to continue.
5. On the **Select Destination Directory** page, verify path or change to something else. Click **Next** to continue.
6. On the **Select Management Center options**, select the Fortified ID applications you like to install.
7. On the **Select Additional Tasks** page, click check box **Start Management Center service** if you like to start the service now. Click **Next** to continue.
8. On the last page, **Completing the Fortified ID Management Service Center Setup Wizard** page, click **Finish** to exit setup.

### Verify installation

* Open **Windows explorer**. Browse to ***drive*****:\Program Files\FortifiedID\mgmt-center** and verify its existence.
* Open **Services**. Verify that **Fortified ID Management Center** and **Fortified ID *****your selected application(s)*** services exits. Fortified ID Management Center should be started if you select that during installation.\
  If Management Center service does not start, verify Management Center log-files. Log files are located at ***drive*****:\Program Files\FortifiedID\mgmt-center\logs**.

### Post installation

For post installation tasks, click [**Post installation**](/management-center/readme/install-upgrade/post-installation.md)