# Installation & First Startup

## Installation

* Download the latest Retrobat Setup on the [Retrobat Website](https://www.retrobat.org/download/).
* Run the Setup program and click **Next**

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* Read the licence agreement and accept it, click **Next**

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* Select the prerequisites to install and click **Next**

{% hint style="info" %}
RetroBat will detect if the prerequisites are already installed, this page might not appear.
{% endhint %}

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* Browse to the destination folder and select **Install**.

{% hint style="danger" %}
Attention: an installation folder that is too long (or with too many subfolders) can cause issues with some emulators like libretro:mame.

Also : do not use a folder with special characters (accents, ...).

Finally : avoid folder names which include spaces.
{% endhint %}

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* Wait until the Installation completes, then click **Finish**

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The RetroBat folder structure looks like this:

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## First startup

Double-click `RetroBat.exe` file in your RetroBat folder or use the desktop shortcut.

After the video splash screen, the **System View** is shown.

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{% hint style="info" %}
The language may vary, RetroBat detects your OS language at first start-up.

The following list of languages are recognized : english, french, japanese, spanish, german, italian, dutch, portugese, russian, korean, chinese, polish, arab.
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On this view, you can navigate with the keyboard or with a game controller. If your controller is not automatically configured by RetroBat:

* Press any button and the **CONFIGURE INPUT** screen appears.

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* Press and hold any button to enter the **CONFIGURING** screen.

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* Define all the keys based on your controller layout.&#x20;

{% hint style="info" %}
We recommend to use **SELECT** (or Back) as hotkey.
{% endhint %}

CONGRATULATIONS: You have installed RetroBat and launched it for the first time successfully.