_windows_install.mdx

import PkgList from "/components/PkgList";

1. Download the client installation package

   <PkgList type={1} sys="Windows" />

   [All downloads](https://www.taosdata.com/cn/all-downloads/)

2. Execute the installer, select the default value as prompted, and complete the installation
3. Installation path

   The default installation path is C:\TDengine, including the following files (directories).

   - _taos.exe_ : TDengine CLI command-line program
   - _cfg_ : configuration file directory
   - _driver_: client driver dynamic link library
   - _examples_: sample programs bash/C/C#/go/JDBC/Python/Node.js
   - _include_: header files
   - _log_ : log file
   - _unins000.exe_: uninstaller

4. configure taos.cfg

   Edit the taos.cfg file (default path C:\TDengine\cfg\taos.cfg) and change the firstEP to the End Point of the TDengine server, for example: `h1.tdengine.com:6030`.

:::tip

1. If you use FQDN to connect to the server, you must ensure the local network environment DNS is configured, or add FQDN addressing records in the `hosts` file, e.g., edit C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts and add a record like the following: `192.168.1.99 h1.taosd.com`..
2. Uninstall: Run unins000.exe to uninstall the TDengine client driver.

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