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title: "New installation on Windows"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/guide/installation/new_installation/new_installation_on_windows.html
description: "Guide for installing PageSeeder on Windows 10 or higher, covering Java 21 setup, running the installer, and starting/stopping the application via the Developer Utility."
last_updated: 2026-08-11T16:12:28+10:00
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# New installation on Windows

Once the prerequisites such as **database and JDBC driver** described in [New installation](/guide/installation/new_installation.md) have been performed the following instructions can be used for a new PageSeeder installation on Windows 10 or higher.

### Installing PageSeeder

1. If not installed already, **install** Java 21 (or Java 8 for PageSeeder v5 — see [which version of java](/guide/installation/new_installation/which_version_of_java.md)) as follows:


  - Go to [https://adoptium.net/](https://adoptium.net/) and **choose** Other downloads \> JDK 21 - LTS.
  - **Download** the Windows installer and run it.
  - Select the **JavaSoft (Oracle) registry keys** option on installer.
  - After installation start the **Registry Editor** app and ensure that `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\JDK\CurrentVersion` is set to the string `21`.
2. **Download** and **run** the latest **pageseeder-x.exe** file, available under the **Install** folder on the [Download](/download.md) page.
3. Once the install commences, **follow** the on-screen prompts.
4. When the PageSeeder Developer Utility opens, click **Start**.
5. When PageSeeder starts, click **Setup** and **fill in** the Setup form.

### Starting and stopping PageSeeder

Use the **Start-Stop Developer Utility** under the **PageSeeder** program group.

If you have problems with the developer utility, you can do the following at the command prompt or in a batch file (substitute your own `JAVA_HOME` path):

```batch
c:
cd \pageseeder\default\tomcat\bin
set JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Eclipse Adoptium\jdk-21.0.12.8-hotspot
startup
```

To stop, you can type `shutdown` at the command prompt or press **Ctrl-C** in the startup window.

### Uninstalling PageSeeder

Stop PageSeeder and then select **PageSeeder \> Uninstall \[instance\]** from the Start menu.

Some document and config folders might need to be removed manually.