# Error while installing designer

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-while-installing-designer/115786>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition83\
**Created:** [May 31, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-while-installing-designer/115786 "2026-05-31T14:35:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![karkeraaakash](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/karkeraaakash/32/85628_2.png) [@karkeraaakash](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/karkeraaakash)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-while-installing-designer/115786/1 "2026-05-31T14:35:20Z")

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Hello,

I am new to ignition.. While installing Designer on my Windows 11 system I get an error as attached.  
What could be causing this?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/7/4/747a77f5885c57843b87e0e5d7a9a78046585aa6.png)

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**Author:** ![andrew.budaiev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/andrew.budaiev/32/72921_2.png) [@andrew.budaiev](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrew.budaiev)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-while-installing-designer/115786/2 "2026-05-31T23:09:54Z")

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Windows can't find your destination folder path.

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**Author:** ![lane.duncan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/lane.duncan/32/83700_2.png) [@lane.duncan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lane.duncan)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 5:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-while-installing-designer/115786/3 "2026-06-01T05:41:50Z")

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A few steps before this the install program asked where Ignition should be installed.

You either selected an installation path that does not exist, or you do not have permissions to install Ignition in this location.

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**Author:** ![andrew.budaiev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/andrew.budaiev/32/72921_2.png) [@andrew.budaiev](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrew.budaiev)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 6:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-while-installing-designer/115786/4 "2026-06-01T06:08:48Z")

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Yes, I meant exactly that, but you did a better job.

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**Author:** ![karkeraaakash](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/karkeraaakash/32/85628_2.png) [@karkeraaakash](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/karkeraaakash)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-while-installing-designer/115786/5 "2026-06-14T14:10:12Z")

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It did not give me the option to select a path... I tried it on other system and it worked.. However it is not working on the system where i want to use the designer

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**Author:** ![Sfenwick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/sfenwick/32/82355_2.png) [@Sfenwick](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sfenwick)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-while-installing-designer/115786/6 "2026-06-15T14:18:29Z")

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Delete the cache, do an uninstall from the Control Panel, and then reinstall. Something was likely holding onto the old path