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For Windows 10 you need version 4.8 or later, this should already be installed by your windows update feature.  The .Net download for version 4.8 should be here https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework/net48 .
For Windows 10 you need version 4.8 or later, this should already be installed by your windows update feature.  The .Net download for version 4.8 should be here https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework/net48 .


To run CumulusMX it needs to run as administrator on Windows. Right click on CumulusMX.exe, and select run as administrator in the window that opens. You may also run this MSDOS command in Command Prompt window opened with Administrator rights that will grant all users the right to bind to port 8998 -  
You can run MX as administrator, but you don't need to if you run this MSDOS command in a Command Prompt window opened with Administrator rights that will grant all users the right to bind to port 8998 -  
  netsh http add urlacl url=http://*:8998/ user=\users
  netsh http add urlacl url=http://*:8998/ user=\users
After you have done this you can run CumulusMX.exe normally without Administrator rights.
After you have done this you can run CumulusMX.exe normally without Administrator rights and therefore you can create a short-cut to run MX when your PC starts (put your user name where I have put ...):
C:\Users\...\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\CumulusMX.exe


Look at your hub or router (this should have come with instructions on how to do this in your browser) and on one screen it should show what devices are connected to your LAN and wifi. Look for the IP4 address w.x.y.z of the device you have installed MX on, for example 192.168.1.64. Then give your Computer a fixed address  for MX user interface by finding the network card via Network and Sharing Centre (Control Panel), click on Change Adapter Settings, then Right click on Ethernet or WiFi Adapter, select Properties and in the window that opens right click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP 4), and select properties and on that pop up screen tell the computer to "use the following IP address and fill it out with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 and gateway address between 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.254 (depending on the address of your hub/router).
Look at your hub or router (this should have come with instructions on how to do this in your browser) and on one screen it should show what devices are connected to your LAN and wifi. Look for the IPv4 address (w.x.y.z) of the device you have installed MX on, for example 192.168.1.64. Then give your Computer a fixed address  for MX user interface by finding the network card via Network and Sharing Centre (Control Panel), click on Change Adapter Settings, then Right click on Ethernet or WiFi Adapter, select Properties and in the window that opens right click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP 4), and select properties and on that pop up screen tell the computer to "use the following IP address and fill it out with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 and gateway address between 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.254 (depending on the address of your hub/router).


== Requirements for running on Linux and OS X ==
== Requirements for running on Linux and OS X ==
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