Installing Boundless Desktop on Windows¶
This section will describe how to install Boundless Desktop on Windows.
Prerequisites¶
Boundless Desktop can run on any recent hardware/software combination. See Windows system requirements for more details.
Install¶
To install Boundless Desktop on windows:
Double-click the downloaded installer file (Administrator permissions needed). If Windows’ User Account Control asks you permission to allow the app to make changes, click YES.
In the Welcome screen, click Next.
Read the License Agreement. Then, click I Agree.
Read the Read Me. Then, click Next.
Select the Destination folder where you would like to install Boundless Desktop, and click Next.
Select the name and location of the Start Menu folder to be created, and click Next.
Check the components you would like to install. You can hover the mouse over a component’s name to see a full description of it. Click Next.
You are ready to install the software. Click Install to start the installation.
Please wait while the installation proceeds.
After installation, click Finish.
After a successful install, Boundless Desktop components, such as QGIS, can be run from shortcuts in the Start Menu (see Quick start guide for more information).