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title: Setting Up Desktop Client for Windows
slug: end-user-guide/setting-up-desktop-client-for-windows
description: Learn how to download and install the Single Connect desktop client with ease. Simply follow the step-by-step instructions provided in this document. Start by accessing the Single Connect Web GUI, then proceed to download the MSI file. Once downloaded, na
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createdAt: 2022-08-12T13:35:53.000Z
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**Step 1:**  Download the desktop client.

1. Open the Single Connect Web GUI in your browser.
2. Click **Download Desktop Client**.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/g9cApVza9NIhSh0pjZYtA/ZpVNYwlaF3wdkAwM_9VbE_image.png "Click Download Desktop Client on the Single Connect Login Screen.")

**Step 2:** Set up the desktop client.

1. Open the downloaded MSI file, and a Setup Wizard opens. Click **Next** to start the setup and the **Select Installation Folder** window opens.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/g9cApVza9NIhSh0pjZYtA/my9-J_7_6TKGpho1Iv9zI_image.png "Open the Desktop Client setup file")

- Select the installation folder for the Single Connect Desktop Client, and then click **Next** to continue.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/g9cApVza9NIhSh0pjZYtA/8eVu8oDhNp3OfI244OaiL_image.png "Select the installation folder.")

- Click **Next **again to confirm the installation and then wait for the installation to finish. This might take a while.
- After Single Connect Desktop Client is installed successfully, click **Close**.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/g9cApVza9NIhSh0pjZYtA/sCeluF0Yy6KF8sZf8EQa1_image.png "Install the Desktop Client and then click Close to exit.")