How to Install AlwaysUp

AlwaysUp — our popular utility designed to run any application as a Windows Service — is very easy to install. It's fully compatible with all versions of Windows and completing the standard steps below should only take you a few seconds...

To install AlwaysUp:

1. Download AlwaysUp, if necessary:

   • Click here to get the latest version of AlwaysUp.

   • Your browser may ask you to confirm the download. Choose to Open (or Run) the installer if possible; otherwise save it to your hard drive and start it manually from there.

     Here is what you may see when downloading with Google Chrome:

     

2. If you weren't able to launch the installer directly from your browser, double-click on the downloaded file (AlwaysUp_Installer.exe) to start it.

3. On some versions of Windows, you will see the following User Account Control (UAC) security prompt:

   

   AlwaysUp is digitally signed for your protection and our company name (Core Technologies Consulting, LLC) should be prominently displayed.

   Click Yes to continue.

4. The installation starts off with a welcome screen. Click Next to continue:

   

5. You have arrived at the obligatory license agreement screen. Does anyone read these things?

   Select the I accept the agreement option and click Next when you are ready to continue:

   

6. Enter your name and organization (optional) and click Next to move on:

   

7. By default, AlwaysUp will be installed in C:\Program Files (x86)\AlwaysUp (or C:\Program Files\AlwaysUp on 32-bit systems). If you wish to install it elsewhere, enter the new location and click Next to continue:

   

8. AlwaysUp creates an entry in your Start menu and you can alter its name here if you wish. Click Next to proceed:

   

9. Choose the icons that will make it convenient to run AlwaysUp. As usual, click Next to continue:

   

10. We're ready to install! Click Install to start the magic:

    

11. It will take a few seconds to copy the files:

    

12. This is the final step. Select what you would like to do next (start AlwaysUp, watch a how-to video, etc.) and click Finish.

    

13. Congratulations, you're all done. Go grab some chocolate to celebrate!

And after installing...

	Watch a short video showing how to use AlwaysUp (2:45)
	Find out why AlwaysUp is the best choice for running your applications as Windows Services
	Browse our step-by-step tutorials to help you setup more than 150 popular applications with AlwaysUp, including: Dropbox OneDrive Java applications Batch files, and many more.

Trouble running AlwaysUp?

• Consult the AlwaysUp FAQ for answers to commonly asked questions and troubleshooting tips.
• Easily uninstall AlwaysUp, to completely remove all components installed.
• Contact us and we will be happy to help!