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# Alternative installation for Windows

If you already have Anaconda installed on your computer, you must use the recommended method of installing Fusion to prevent multiple copies of Anaconda from being installed on your system–multiple installations could lead to system conflicts.

If you do not have Anaconda installed on your computer, and do not want to follow the recommended installation method–using Navigator, Fusion can be installed on your Windows PC in 2 other ways:

- Installing using a conda package on Windows
- Installing using a standalone installer on Windows

## Installing using a conda package on Windows

If you already have an Anaconda installation, and are familiar with conda packages, you can install Fusion as a conda package.

NOTE: Fusion requires Python 3.5. You may create a Python 3.5 conda environment and install Fusion there even if your conda root environment uses another Python version (such as Python 2.7).

To install Fusion as a conda package:

1. After Excel has been updated, open a command prompt.

2. In the command prompt, run the following command to create the new conda environment where you will install Fusion:

       conda create -n fusion-env python=3.5
       activate fusion-env

   NOTE: Replace `fusion-env` with the name you choose for your Fusion environment.

3. Once your Fusion environment is created, run the following command to install Fusion:

       conda install -c anaconda-fusion anaconda-fusion

4. To start Fusion, go to your your Apps dashboard and then click the Fusion icon:

The installation is complete. For more information about activating Fusion in Excel, see Starting Fusion on Windows.

### Updating the conda package

To update Fusion with each new release:

1. If you have an open instance of Excel, close that program.

2. Open the command prompt.

3. Run the following command:

       conda update -c anaconda-fusion anaconda-fusion

### Uninstalling the conda package

To uninstall Fusion:

1. Open the command prompt.

2. Run the following command:

       source activate your-environment-name
       conda remove anaconda-fusion

   NOTE: Replace `your-environment-name` with the name you used for your environment.

## Installing using a standalone installer on Windows

To install Fusion using a standalone installer:

1. Download the Fusion Windows installer.

2. In your Downloads folder, open `AnacondaFusion-1.0.2-Windows-x86_64.exe`.

3. In the Installation Wizard, follow the on-screen prompts to finish the installation.

   NOTE: The installation requires administrative rights so that all of the assets required by Excel Office365 Add-ins. If the administrative rights are not granted, the registration of these assets will fail and Fusion will be installed in the system, but will not visible within Excel.

   To solve this problem, see Fusion on Windows is unavailable due to missing Add-ins and Fusion is not displayed in the Windows Excel Add-ins view.

4. In your Apps Dashboard, click the Fusion icon:

The installation is complete. You can open Excel and see Starting Fusion on Windows for more information about activating Fusion in Excel.

## Starting Fusion on Windows

To run Fusion, follow the steps below–depending on which installation method you used.

If you followed the Windows standalone installation instructions:

1. Click Start and select the Fusion icon:

A command prompt with the server log is displayed.

If you followed the Conda package installation instructions:

1. Open the Windows command prompt and run:

       activate your-environment-name

   NOTE: Replace `your-environment-name` with the name you used for your environment.

2. After the environment is active, start Fusion by running the command `fusion`.

Excel is opened.

## Installing additional dependencies

If you have installed Fusion with an installer, you can install additional conda packages:

1. Open a command prompt.

2. In the command prompt, run:

       conda install your-dependency-name

   NOTE: Replace `your-dependency-name` with the actual name of the package you want to install.

If you have installed Fusion as a conda package, you can install additional conda packages:

1. Open a command prompt.

2. In the command prompt, run:

       source activate your-environment-name

   NOTE: Replace `your-environment-name` with the name you used for your environment.

3. After the environment is active, run:

       conda install your-dependency-name

   NOTE: Replace `your-dependency-name` with the actual name of the package you want to install.

## Installing the Anaconda License files

The first time you start Fusion, it will ask you to upload the license file:

To upload your license file:

1. Browse your local directory and find the Fusion license file–by default it is named `license_bundle_20160524191753.txt`.
2. Click the Upload button.

Fusion starts.

## Updating on Windows

To update Fusion with each new release:

1. Close Excel.
2. Uninstall the current version of Fusion.
3. Install the new version.

Fusion is updated.

## Uninstalling on Windows

To uninstall Fusion:

1. Click Start.
2. Select Uninstall Anaconda Fusion.

Fusion is uninstalled.

## Next steps

For more information about using Fusion, see Getting started.