---
title: "Desktop Windows Setup"
slug: "desktop-windows-setup"
tags: ["desktop", "windows", "setup", "print spooler", "Server", "installation"]
updated: 2024-11-25T11:46:10Z
published: 2024-11-25T11:46:10Z
canonical: "docs.revealdata.com/desktop-windows-setup"
---

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# Desktop Windows Setup

## User Account Type

The user accessing any machine running a RP application requires essential permissions on the machine. It is recommended to create a standard user as the software is user specific and will require an install per unique user. *Even if the user accessing the machines is a domain administrator, the user will need to be added to the local administrator group explicitly. To add a user explicitly to the local administrators group, please follow the below steps.*

1. Click the Windows START button, type *users*, and choose ‘**Edit local users and groups**’.
2. Click *Groups*, right click on *Administrators*, and select **Properties**. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/desktop-windows-setup-image-ncqfqnr2.png)
3. Click **Add**... ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/desktop-windows-setup-image-3o3daq8d.png)
4. Type in the user name and hit Enter; the user name will be added to Members for the Administrators group. Click **Apply**.

## Desktop Experience

To see the thumbnail images in certain modules within the Discovery Manager on Microsoft Windows Server OS, the Desktop Experience needs to be installed on the Server. This is not installed by default on a Server OS.

1. Open the **Server Manager**.
2. Click ‘***Manage***’, ‘**Add Roles and Features**’. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/desktop-windows-setup-image-e5yej09h.png)
3. On the **Select installation type** page, select *Role-based or feature-based installation*. Click Next. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/desktop-windows-setup-image-kwflmc6b.png)
4. On the **Select destination server** page, *Select a server from the server pool* and specify the server or servers where the feature is to be installed. Click Next. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/desktop-windows-setup-image-mveuafl7.png)
5. On the **Select server roles** page, select *File and Storage Services*. Click Next. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/desktop-windows-setup-image-0m5xmcu6.png)
6. On the **Select features** page, expand ‘***User Interfaces and Infrastructure***’, choose ‘*Desktop Experience*’, and click **Install**. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/desktop-windows-setup-image-0r2li6s2.png)
7. Deselect '*Include management tools*', and click **Add Features**. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/desktop-windows-setup-image-n0u0t0xt.png)
8. Click Next, **Install**.

## Disabling IE Enhanced Security Configuration

To see the thumbnail images in certain modules within the Discovery Manager on Microsoft Windows Server OS, IE Enhanced Security should be disabled. To disable this feature, please follow the below steps:

1. Open **Server Manager**.
2. Select **Local Server**.
3. Set ***IE Enhanced Security Configuration*** to **Off** as seen below. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/desktop-windows-setup-image-igszey18.png)

## Enabling Print Spooler

To enable manual imaging and the TIFF drivers required for this process on Microsoft Windows Server OS, the print spooler must be enabled. To enable this feature, please follow the below steps:

1. Click the Windows START button and type ‘*services*’. Open **Services** (Local).
2. Find the **Print Spooler** in the list of services, and make sure the *Status* is ***Running*** and that it is *Startup Type****Automatic***.
3. If both requirements are not set on the machine, right click on Print Spooler and choose **Properties**. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/desktop-windows-setup-image-wt3x5m02.png)
4. Change the *Startup type* to ***Automatic***, click the Start button under Service status, and click **Apply**. This will both start the Print Spooler service, and make sure it starts automatically if the machine is rebooted. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/desktop-windows-setup-image-iydem473.png)

## Related

- [Desktop Software Installation](/desktop-software-installation.md)
- [On-Premises Installation Planning Checklist](/on-premises-installation-planning-checklist.md)