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title: "Installation on a Windows system"
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description: "Instructions to install Home Assistant on a Microsoft Windows system."
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date: 2017-02-23 11:00
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To run Home Assistant on Microsoft Windows installation you need to install Python first. Download Python (the latest version of Python 3.6 is recommended) for [https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/](https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/) and follow the instructions of the installer.
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<p class='note'>
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There may be alpha or beta releases of Python listed on that download page (marked by the letters `a` or `b` in the version number. Do not use these versions.
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</p>
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Start
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```bash
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C:\...\> pip3 install homeassistant
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C:\...\> py -m homeassistant --open-ui
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```
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For autostarting Home Assistant please refer to this [guide](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/autostart-on-windows/3504).
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Check this [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X27eVvuqwnY) for the installation on Windows 10.
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<p class='note warning'>
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The Microsoft Windows platform is not a primary target to install Home Assistant. Also, not all tools and third-party modules will work.
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</p>
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## {% linkable_title Updating %}
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To update Home Assistant, stop it and then run:
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```bash
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C:\...\> pip3 install --upgrade homeassistant
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```
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Then start Home Assistant.
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