LabView 2020 Installation Guide (APSoftware)

Download the LabView installer provided below (click on the download button on top right).

Installing NI Package Manager

Double click the installer to start the installation process. Before LabView is installer, you need to install the Package Manager. Select I accept the above license agreement and click Next.

In this page, you will be asked to disable Windows fast startup. Uncheck the Disable Windows fast startup and click Next.

To ensure optimal boot times on your personal computer, consider not disabling Windows fast startup. Disabling Windows fast startup is highly recommended ONLY if you require the connection of external DAQ hardwares and you experiences compatibility issues with DAQ drivers.

Click here for more information on LabVIEW interaction with Windows fast startup.

Click Next.

Package Manager will be installed. Once the installation is completed it will automatically launches LabView installer.

Installing LabView 2020

After starting the installer, you will be presented with the following menu.

Here, you can choose what Add-Ons you wants to install should you require it. Click Next.

In this menu, you will be presented with options to install additional components. Click Next.

Next, you will be required to accept license agreements of components you wanted to install. Read the license agreement and select I accept the above n license agreements and click Next.

If your installation also consists of third party components, you will be required to accept their license agreements as well. Select I accept the above n license agreements and click Next.

In this page, you can review the components that you will install. Click Next.

Installation process will now begin. The installer will downloads and install the software and it should takes around 20 minutes depending on your network and computer specifications.

After installation, you will be prompted to enable NI Update Service. Click Yes if you are fine with occasional update notifications, or No if you would like to update manually.

You will also be prompted about their telemetry service. Select option that you desire and click OK.

You will be prompted to activate LabView here. Click Cancel.

Click Reboot Now to complete the installation.

Activating LabView 2020

Open Start Menu and type in “ni license”, click on NI License Manager.

On the top left, click on the menu icon and select Manage Volume License Servers.

In the textbox provided, enter the server IP of 219.93.16.138:27002 (New public IP). Click OK.

Wait for the license to be retrieved. When completed, you should see the following window with several software being licensed. You can close the Window.

Using LabView 2020

To launch LabView 2020, open Start Menu and type in “lab”, click on NI LabVIEW 2020 (64-bit).

If you can see this window, it means the software is working fine and you are ready to start developing your system.

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