# Run as administrator to install system wide

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/run-as-administrator-to-install-system-wide/44465
**Category:** New to Julia
**Created:** [August 6, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/run-as-administrator-to-install-system-wide/44465 "2020-08-06T23:18:39Z")
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### Author: ![Ixoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@Ixoni](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Ixoni)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/run-as-administrator-to-install-system-wide/44465/1 "2020-08-06T23:18:39Z")

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Hello,

I am trying to install Juila system wide on a windows master image. I have tried to right click and “Run as administrator” and I have tried to run it from an administrator cmd line, but the installer always says to install system wide re start and run as administrator. I have tried running it from C:\ and C:\temp locations. I am not sure what else to try. Thanks.

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### Author: ![js135005](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/js135005/32/8219_2.png) [@js135005](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/js135005)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2020, 12:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/run-as-administrator-to-install-system-wide/44465/2 "2020-08-08T12:32:18Z")

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On Windows, the installer always seems to say that even if you are running as administrator. However it will install for systemwide use. I always modify the install directory from the user specific one it suggests to something like C:\Julia-1.5.0.

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### Author: ![Ixoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@Ixoni](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Ixoni)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/run-as-administrator-to-install-system-wide/44465/3 "2020-08-08T22:15:39Z")

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Okay, thank you. I am new to Julia and did not know what the implications might be. Now I can proceed to finish my image. Thanks

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### Author: ![ptg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/ptg/32/32334_2.png) [@ptg](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ptg)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/run-as-administrator-to-install-system-wide/44465/4 "2021-12-31T19:15:37Z")

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Apologies for resurrecting an old thread: To get the systemwide default location by default, run the installer from an admin command prompt and provide the /ALLUSERS option on the command line.