# Step-by-step installation of version 11 on Windows This page shows step-by-step how to install Ancestris version 10 on a Windows system. ## Install Ancestris version 11 Follow the instructions below. ##### 1/4 - DownloadAncestris - Go to [https://www.ancestris.org](https://www.ancestris.org) - Click on 'DOWNLOAD' in the menu - Click on the **Ancestris 11** button of the Windows panel. - Downloading may take 3 to 4 minutes as it is about 139 Mb. [![de-download-ancestris.png](https://docs.ancestris.org/uploads/images/gallery/2021-05/scaled-1680-/de-download-ancestris.png)](https://docs.ancestris.org/uploads/images/gallery/2021-05/de-download-ancestris.png) ##### 2/4 - Double-click on the downloaded file - Ancestris 10 has a setup wizard for Windows. [![Ancestris10Setup-en-02.jpg](https://docs.ancestris.org/uploads/images/gallery/2020-07/scaled-1680-/Ancestris10Setup-en-02.jpg)](https://docs.ancestris.org/uploads/images/gallery/2020-07/Ancestris10Setup-en-02.jpg) - Click on **Next** [![Ancestris10Setup-en-03.jpg](https://docs.ancestris.org/uploads/images/gallery/2020-07/scaled-1680-/Ancestris10Setup-en-03.jpg)](https://docs.ancestris.org/uploads/images/gallery/2020-07/Ancestris10Setup-en-03.jpg) - Accept the agreement then click on **Next** [![Ancestris10Setup-en-04.jpg](https://docs.ancestris.org/uploads/images/gallery/2020-07/scaled-1680-/Ancestris10Setup-en-04.jpg)](https://docs.ancestris.org/uploads/images/gallery/2020-07/Ancestris10Setup-en-04.jpg) - Choose an install path.

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- Then click on **Next** [![Ha1Ancestris10Setup-en-05.jpg](https://docs.ancestris.org/uploads/images/gallery/2020-07/scaled-1680-/Ha1Ancestris10Setup-en-05.jpg)](https://docs.ancestris.org/uploads/images/gallery/2020-07/Ha1Ancestris10Setup-en-05.jpg) - Define a name for the short-cut in "Start" Menu. - You can choose not to create any short-cut with the check-box on the bottom of the screen. - Then click on **Next** [![Ancestris10Setup-en-06.jpg](https://docs.ancestris.org/uploads/images/gallery/2020-07/scaled-1680-/Ancestris10Setup-en-06.jpg)](https://docs.ancestris.org/uploads/images/gallery/2020-07/Ancestris10Setup-en-06.jpg) - Check the box to create a short-cut on the desktop. - Then click on **Next** [![Ancestris10Setup-en-07.jpg](https://docs.ancestris.org/uploads/images/gallery/2020-07/scaled-1680-/Ancestris10Setup-en-07.jpg)](https://docs.ancestris.org/uploads/images/gallery/2020-07/Ancestris10Setup-en-07.jpg) - Click on **Install** [![Ancestris10Setup-en-08.jpg](https://docs.ancestris.org/uploads/images/gallery/2020-07/scaled-1680-/Ancestris10Setup-en-08.jpg)](https://docs.ancestris.org/uploads/images/gallery/2020-07/Ancestris10Setup-en-08.jpg) - The software is installed on your computer. [![Ancestris10Setup-en-09.jpg](https://docs.ancestris.org/uploads/images/gallery/2020-07/scaled-1680-/Ancestris10Setup-en-09.jpg)](https://docs.ancestris.org/uploads/images/gallery/2020-07/Ancestris10Setup-en-09.jpg) - You can launch directly the application with the "Launch Ancestris" check-box ##### 3/4 - Click the short-cut and Ancestris then starts. ![Ancestris_start.png](https://docs.ancestris.org/uploads/images/gallery/2020-06/scaled-1680-/Ancestris_start.png) ##### 4/4 -The Welcome page then appears. You are now ready to use Ancestris. [![en_Accueil10.png](https://docs.ancestris.org/uploads/images/gallery/2021-02/scaled-1680-/en_Accueil10.png)](https://docs.ancestris.org/uploads/images/gallery/2021-02/en_Accueil10.png)