Open the Start Menu, type "Software Center", and click the application
![](https://support.gmhec.org/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=de529074-5db2-49c4-b434-ddd877d978aa.png)
Find and click "Copy Houdini 19 installer to desktop"
![](https://support.gmhec.org/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=4aad1b37-92e8-4c89-b051-f169f0cfa820.png)
Click install and wait for Software Center to finish (it will report that it failed but it succeeds)
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Find the Houdini 19 installer folder on the desktop and open it
Right click the install.bat program and select "Run as administrator"
![](https://support.gmhec.org/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=9f32e211-6bbd-41c9-8c73-91fa844bdb93.png)
After Install.bat finishes, Houdini 19 will be installed. Enjoy!