# How do I Direct Launch a client - Missing Link

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-direct-launch-a-client-missing-link/32630>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [February 26, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-direct-launch-a-client-missing-link/32630 "2020-02-26T15:19:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![jcolville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@jcolville](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jcolville)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-direct-launch-a-client-missing-link/32630/1 "2020-02-26T15:19:30Z")

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My goal is to be able to send a link to individuals in our factory that will launch a client for them. I do not want to have IT install the Client Launcher on every machine. I follow the tutorial and it tells me that I need to follow this path:

1. Log on to Gateway
2. Go to Config
3. Select Projects
4. Under the project, Select More
5. Select Details  
The links should be listed there but I have nothing.

Thoughts!

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**Author:** ![grietveld](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/grietveld/32/6984_2.png) [@grietveld](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/grietveld)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-direct-launch-a-client-missing-link/32630/2 "2020-02-26T15:23:23Z")

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What version of Ignition are you using? Web launch was removed in newer versions. If I recall correctly due to it requiring older versions of Java.

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**Author:** ![jcolville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@jcolville](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jcolville)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-direct-launch-a-client-missing-link/32630/3 "2020-02-26T15:35:22Z")

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Using version 8.0.4  
If it has been removed, is there another way to make this happen?

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-direct-launch-a-client-missing-link/32630/4 "2020-02-26T16:26:20Z")

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No. Java webstart was removed from Java version 11, which Ignition 8 requires. Staying on Java 8 wasn’t an option, since it’s already past/approaching the end of its support lifespan, depending on exactly which timeline you’re looking at.

Installing the client launchers _is_ the path forward. There’s already some features in the launchers to make them easier for Windows admins to mass-install on all machines, with more coming in future versions.

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-direct-launch-a-client-missing-link/32630/5 "2020-02-26T16:32:38Z")

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> [@jcolville](#):
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> If it has been removed, is there another way to make this happen?

New projects could start using Perspective, which is entirely web-based and would work naturally just by sending someone a link.

Vision projects must be launched with the launchers now.