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<h1>System Requirements</h1>
Windows 7 or later
.NET
300 MB free space
Internet connection to use maps

<h1>Download</h1>

<a title="Download APM Planner 2.0 for Windows" href="http://firmware.ardupilot.org/Tools/APMPlanner/apm_planner2_latest_win.exe" target="_blank">Download AP2 for Windows</a>. 

<h1>Run .exe file</h1>

Open the .exe file to run the installation wizard. Read the open-source license agreement, and select Accept. Select a destination folder for the installation (the default option is fine if you aren't sure).

<a href="http://planner2.ardupilot.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2013/12/license-agreement.png"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-151" src="http://planner2.ardupilot.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2013/12/license-agreement-300x217.png" alt="license agreement" width="300" height="217" /></a>
<a href="http://planner2.ardupilot.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2013/12/installation-folder.png"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-152" src="http://planner2.ardupilot.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2013/12/installation-folder-300x217.png" alt="installation folder" width="300" height="217" /></a>

<h1>Select options</h1>

Choose your installation options. Select <strong>APM Planner 2 files</strong> and <strong>Qt components</strong>. Select <strong>Create Start Menu Shortcuts</strong> to make APM Planner easy to access from the start menu. Select <strong>Install</strong>.

<a href="http://planner2.ardupilot.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2013/12/installation-options.png"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-153" src="http://planner2.ardupilot.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2013/12/installation-options-300x217.png" alt="installation options" width="300" height="217" /></a>


<h1>Close wizard to complete installation</h1>
Select <strong>Close </strong>to exist the wizard. Your installation is now complete. Open APM Planner to run the application.

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