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title: "Microsoft Windows"
slug: "installing-broker-on-windows"
updated: 2025-12-16T10:29:41Z
published: 2025-12-16T10:29:41Z
canonical: "docs.britive.com/installing-broker-on-windows"
---

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# Microsoft Windows

## Installing Broker on Microsoft Windows

1. Make sure you have completed all generic prerequisites mentioned in the [Prerequisites](/v1/docs/installing-and-configuring-broker-1#prerequisites) section.
2. Run the *.msi* installer and follow the installation wizard to install the broker as a service.
3. Add and configure *broker-config.yml.* For more details about the configuration file, see the [Configure broker-config.yml file](/v1/docs/brokers-1#configuring-brokerconfigyml-file).
4. A list of brokers is updated on Britive after users download and install the broker package on their system.
5. Start the **Britive Broker** service.

## Upgrading Access Broker

1. Take a backup of the *broker-config.yml*.
2. Run the desired MSI installer and restore the backed-up *broker-config.yml* after installing/upgrading the broker with the latest MSI installer.
3. Another workaround is to modify the *broker-config.yml* file (e.g. / add a comment) and save the file before running the latest MSA installer to upgrade the broker.