Installing FMX on WindowsUpdated 3 days ago

When to Use

First-time installation of FMX on a Windows PC
Reinstalling FMX on the same machine
Upgrading FMX to a newer version using the latest installer

Requirements

Windows 10 / Windows 11 (64-bit)
Local admin rights (recommended; may be required depending on your PC policies)
Internet access (recommended for login and syncing content)

Installation Steps (≈ 3–5 minutes)

1) Download FMX

Download the latest FMX Installer (Windows) from Foto Master Cloud → Licenses.
You should receive a ZIP that contains FMX-Setup.exe.

2) Extract to a simple local folder

Right-click the downloaded ZIP → Extract All…
Extract to a simple path like: C:\Downloads\FMX

If Windows blocks the ZIP (common on new downloads):

Right-click the ZIP → Properties
Check Unblock (if shown) → Apply
Then extract again

3) Run the new installer

Open the extracted folder
Double-click FMX-Setup.exe
If prompted by Windows:
SmartScreen: More info → Run anyway
UAC: click Yes

4) Review and accept the agreement to install

The installer will show the license agreement—review and accept it to continue
Follow the on-screen steps to complete installation
Click Finish when done

5) Launch and confirm

Launch FMX from the Start Menu (or desktop shortcut if created)
Go to About to confirm the version number matches what you installed

Verification

You’ve successfully installed FMX if:

FMX opens without errors
The login screen appears
The correct version is shown in About (or the bottom area of the login screen, depending on the build)

Troubleshooting

SmartScreen blocked the installer

In the SmartScreen dialog: More info → Run anyway
Or re-download, then Unblock the ZIP in Properties, extract, and run FMX-Setup.exe again

Antivirus quarantined or deleted files

Restore the files (if your antivirus allows it)
Add an exclusion for the FMX installer folder (your extracted ZIP folder) and the FMX install location
Re-run FMX-Setup.exe

The installer doesn’t start / nothing happens

Make sure you’re running from a local folder (not OneDrive/network drive)
Re-extract to a new folder like C:\Downloads\FMX2
Right-click FMX-Setup.exe → Run as administrator
Reboot the PC and try again if the machine recently installed updates

FMX installs but won’t launch

Try Run as administrator once for FMX.exe
Ensure Windows Firewall prompts are allowed (if shown)
If this is an upgrade from an older build, uninstall FMX from Windows Settings → Apps, then reinstall using FMX-Setup.exe

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