How to install QGIS on Windows?
Last Updated :
06 Jan, 2022
QGIS acronym for Quantum Geographic Information System is free and open-source software. It is used to work on geospatial data, this data can be easily edited and analyzed in the QGIS software. It is a cross-platform software so it is widely used in geographic data applications. It is written in Python, C++, and Qt language, also it can be used on different operating systems like Windows, Mac, Linux, etc. It was first released in July 2002. It is used by various companies to work on satellite images so to mark different features like turf, mulch beds, asphalt surfaces, driving lanes, retention ponds, roadways, trees, and many more features.
Installing QGIS on Windows
To install QGIS on Windows follow the below steps:
Step 1: Visit the official website using the URL https://www.qgis.org/en/site/ in any web browser.
Step 2: Click on the Download Now button.
Step 3: Next web screen open now click on QGIS standalone Installer version 3.22 to start downloading.
Step 4: Now check for the executable file in the downloads folder in your system and open it.
Step 5: Now the installation process is started click on the Next button.
Step 6: The next screen will be of License Agreement, click on I accept the terms then click on Next button.
Step 7: The next window will be of installing location, so choose the drive which will have sufficient memory space for installation. Then click on the Next button.
Step 8: Now click on the Install button to start the setup to install.
Step 9: It will prompt confirmation to make changes to your system. Click on Yes.
Step 10: After this installation process will start and it might take 8-12 minutes depending on your computer speed and specification to complete the installation.
Step 11: After the installation process is complete, click on the Finish button.
At this point, QGIS is successfully installed on the system and a folder will make on the desktop screen.
Now double click on the folder and you show many files but you choose QGIS Desktop 3.22.2.
Now see the interface of the software.
Congratulations!! At this point, you have successfully installed QGIS on your Windows system.
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