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Install Stride

Beginner

  1. Download the Stride installer (StrideSetup.exe) from the Stride website.

  2. Double-click the StrideSetup.exe file.

    The Stride Setup Wizard opens.

  3. Stride depends on the .NET Runtime. If you don't have the particular version it needs, Stride prompts you to install it.

    Prerequisites installer

    Click Next and follow the prompts.

    Note

    Alternatively, you can download the .NET Framework from the Microsoft Download Center and restart the Stride installer.

  4. The Stride Setup Wizard opens.

    Stride Setup Wizard

    Click Next.

    The Stride License Agreement window opens.

    Stride license agreement window

    Click Accept.

  5. The Stride installation type window opens.

    Stride installation type window

    Select an installation type and click Next.

  6. The Select installation folder window opens.

    Select installation folder window

    Select a folder to install Stride to and click Next.

  7. The Create application shortcuts window opens.

    Create application shortcuts window

    Choose which shortcuts you want Stride to create, and click Next.

  8. The Ready to Install window opens.

    Ready to install window

    Click Install.

  9. Installation begins.

    Installation status

    After the installer closes, Stride creates shortcuts in locations you selected and the Stride Launcher opens.

    Stride Launcher

    The Stride Launcher prompts you to install the latest version of Stride.

    No version installed

    Click Yes.

  10. The Stride Launcher asks if you want to install the Visual Studio integration. This lets you edit shaders directly from Visual Studio and provides syntax highlighting, live code analysis with validation, error-checking, and navigation. Installing the integration isn't mandatory, but we recommend it.

    Install Visual Studio integration

  11. Windows confirms that Stride can make changes to your computer.

    Prerequisites installer

    Click Yes.

  12. The Stride Launcher checks if the prerequisite Visual C++ Redistributable is installed. If it's not installed, follow the prompts to install it.

  13. The Stride Launcher checks if the prerequisite Build Tools for Visual Studio is installed. If you have Visual Studio, then this is already installed. If it's not installed, follow the prompts to install it.

    Installing VS build tools

    Note

    Windows uses the Visual Studio installer to install Build Tools for Visual Studio, but it doesn't install Visual Studio.

Stride is now installed and ready to use.

Note

If you don't install the prerequisites, Stride won't run. In this case, you can download and install the prerequisites separately. For instructions, see Troubleshooting — Stride doesn't run.

Alternatively, uninstall Stride, restart the Stride installer, and install the prerequisites when prompted.

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