# Challenges with installing Julia on Windows

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/challenges-with-installing-julia-on-windows/128133>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** installation\
**Created:** [April 16, 2025, 11:27am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/challenges-with-installing-julia-on-windows/128133 "2025-04-16T11:27:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 11:38am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/challenges-with-installing-julia-on-windows/128133/2 "2025-04-16T11:38:01Z")

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> [@uwestoehr](#):
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> the most severe is that you cannot install Julia for all users of a computer

I think that’s absolutely deliberate. Julia is (and should be) installed in user space on all platforms. The installer should be clear about that, though.

> [@uwestoehr](#):
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> Once installed, there is no easy way to update Julia. I can e.g. install Julia 1.11.4 over an existing 1.11.

That’s exactly why `juliaup` is the primary installation method. If, due to corporate policies or other reasons, you have to use a secondary method, of course there are going to be tradeoffs

> [@uwestoehr](#):
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> The installer stores the start menu entry in the wrong path

That seems like it might be worth opening an issue about

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