1---
2title: Install Vector via Window Installer
3sidebar_label: MSI
4description: Install Vector through the Windows Installer
5---
6
7<%- package_manager = metadata.installation.package_managers.msi -%>
8<%- downloads = metadata.installation.select_downloads(package_manager: package_manager.name) -%>
9<%- interfaces = fetch_interfaces(package_manager.interfaces) -%>
10<%- strategies = fetch_strategies(package_manager.strategies) -%>
11
12Vector can be installed from an MSI package through the Windows Installer.
13
14## Install
15
16<%= installation_tutorial(interfaces, strategies, heading_depth: 3) %>
17
18## Configuring
19
20The Vector configuration file is placed in:
21
22```text
23%ProgramFiles%\Vector\config\vector.toml
24```
25
26A full spec is located at `%ProgramFiles%\Vector\config\vector.spec.toml` and examples are
27located in `%ProgramFiles%\Vector\config\examples\*`. You can learn more about configuring
28Vector in the [Configuration][docs.configuration] section.
29
30## Deploying
31
32How you deploy Vector is largely dependent on your use case and environment.
33Please see the [deployment section][docs.deployment] for more info on how to
34deploy Vector.
35
36## Administering
37
38Vector can be managed as a [Windows Service][urls.windows_service]:
39
40<Jump to="[[[docs.administration]]]">Administration</Jump>
41
42## Uninstalling
43
44```bat
45msiexec /x {7FAD6F97-D84E-42CC-A600-5F4EC3460FF5} /quiet
46```
47
48## Updating
49
50Follow the [install](#install) steps again, downloading the latest version of
51Vector.
52
53## Package
54
55### Architectures
56
57Vector's MSI packages only support the X86_64 architecture.
58
59### Versions
60
61Vector's MSI packages can be downloaded with the following URLs. Note that
62Vector maintains special URLS that are automatically updated whenever Vector is
63[released][urls.vector_releases]:
64
65<%= downloads_urls(downloads) %>
66
67### Source Files
68
69Vector's MSI source files are located in
70[Vector's repo][urls.vector_msi_source_files].
71
72