# 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, 5:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/challenges-with-installing-julia-on-windows/128133/6 "2025-04-16T17:32:47Z")

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> [@goerz](#):
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> Julia is (and should be) installed in user space on all platforms.

Regarding this meaning of user space, doesn’t Users/Public count? Software going there or especially C:/Program Files doesn’t sound out of the question. I’m ignorant of the exact drawbacks and when it matters more, though, is it about security? I recall [similar discussions](https://superuser.com/questions/656003/why-is-python-for-windows-not-installed-in-programfiles-c-program-files) about installing CPython [on Windows](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44749636/what-path-to-install-python-3-6-to-on-windows).

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