Setup.exe
The straightforward standard installation. It sets up the app for the current user and is the best choice for most people.
Choose the package that fits your Windows system.
The straightforward standard installation. It sets up the app for the current user and is the best choice for most people.
The traditional Windows Installer package for managed installations, software distribution, and administrative deployment.
Runs without installation: extract the archive and open the app from its folder. Settings and the library remain local.
Microsoft provides a small web installer, checks compatibility, and installs the matching Store version. Future updates are delivered automatically.
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Code signing identifies the publisher to Windows and makes later changes to a signed file detectable. The current direct download is distributed without a commercial code-signing certificate, so Windows may display a system notice on first launch. Every file can still be independently checked against its published SHA-256 value.
This section is reserved for a future smaller download. Such packages would require an existing .NET Desktop Runtime installation. For now, we recommend the self-contained packages with the runtime included.