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    ```
  tested: |-
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# Installation

## Requirements

**Operating System:** 64-bit only

- Microsoft Windows 7 SP1
- Microsoft Windows 8.1
- Microsoft Windows 10

**.NET Framework:** 4.5 or higher

**Windows PowerShell:** [PowerShell 4.0](https://www.microsoft.com/de-de/download/details.aspx?id=40855) or higher

| Windows 7   | Windows 8.1     | Windows 10 |
|-------------|-----------------|------------|
|  {{tested}} |  {{supported}}  | {{tested}} |

{{ tested }} ... Not tested but supported\
{{ supported }} ... Tested and supported

## Setup

The powerGate setup is delivered as an executable and accepts the standard windows installer arguments documented [here](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/Msi/command-line-options).\
To accept the products EULA when starting the setup in silent mode pass the **ACCEPT_EULA=1** argument.

### Install Locations

powerGate is installed in the following locations on your system:

- The commandlets will be installed to C:\\Program Files\\coolOrange\\Modules\\powerGate

Following shared libraries are installed in GAC:

- powerGate.Erp.Client.dll
- coolOrange.Logging.dll

Following shortcuts are added in the start menu:

- **powerGate Console** - Opens the powershell Console and loads the powerGate module
- **powerGate Information** - Opens the About dialog with product related information
- **powerGate License Information** - Opens the [License Information dialog](licensing:license_information) to activate the product
- **powerGate Logs** - Opens the log file location

## Updates

To install a newer version of powerGate just execute the setup file of the new version. This will automatically update the files in the existing installation.

```{note}
When upgrading from versions earlierer than 17.0 (e.g. powerGate 2014, 2015, 2015R2 or 2016) we recommend uninstalling the old powerGate version before upgrading.

Additionally for this specific version upgrade: For having the same column view in the BOM Window, you have to move the previous xml files from **%ProgramData%\\coolorange\\powerGate to %LocalAppData%\\coolorange\\powerGate**. We recommend to delete these files after saving (moving) them to somewhere, because the old path is not used by powerGate anymore.
```

## Uninstall

In case you want to remove powerGate from your computer you can:

- Execute the setup file again. This will give you the option to repair or remove powerGate. Click on "Remove" to uninstall the program.
- Go to "Control Panel - Programs and Features", find "coolOrange powerGate" and run "Uninstall".