Windows Pre-Installation Contents 1. Review Supported Platforms 2. Choose Windows Account 3. Install a Web Server 4. Install VS Code 5. Acquire a Kit 6. Choose a Strategy This page details the pre-installation steps for InterSystems IRIS Windows installations. Before beginning, make sure you review the Windows Installation Overview, including: How to Use This Guide Deploying for Production Systems Step 1: Review Supported Platforms Default: Review InterSystems Supported Platforms before installing to make sure the technologies you intend on using are supported. Step 2: Choose Your Windows User Account Default: Use a defined Window domain administrator account. You can also use the default SYSTEM account, however this is not recommended. More: Review details on Windows User Accounts. Step 3: Install a Web Server Default: Turn on Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS). More: Install another supported web server (you will have to manually configure this web server). Proceed with Microsoft IIS turned off (you will have to manually configure a web server). Some installations will fail unless IIS auto-configuration is successful or skipped. To skip auto-configuration, execute the installation file from the command line and specify the CSPSKIPIISCONFIG=1 flag. See Installing a Web Server for details. Step 4: Install the VS Code ObjectScript Development Environment Default: Install InterSystems ObjectScript extensions for Visual Studio CodeOpens in a new tab. This can be done before or after installing InterSystems IRIS. The development environment enables you to use VS Code to connect to an InterSystems IRIS server and develop code in ObjectScript. More: Studio is an alternative to VS Code - ObjectScript. It installs alongside InterSystems IRIS on Windows-based operating systems. Step 5: Acquire an InterSystems IRIS Kit Default: Acquire an installation kit from the WRC InterSystems IRIS kit download siteOpens in a new tab. Step 6: Choose Your Installation Strategy Default: Perform an Attended Installation using the Installer Wizard. More: Perform an Unattended Installation. Use an Installation Manifest.