# Start FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Station on a personal computer

On a personal computer, you can set up FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Station to start automatically when the computer starts or manually start FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Station.

## To start FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Station on a personal computer, do one of the following

- From Windows Start menu:
  - (Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008) Select All Programs > Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk View > FactoryTalk View ME Station
  - (Windows Server 2012) Click the down arrow and select Apps > Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk View ME Station
  - (Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016) Select All apps > Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk View ME Station
- On the desktop, double-click the shortcut icon FTView ME Station.
- In the Windows Explorer, right-click MERuntime.exe and select Run as administrator. Default location for this file is:
  - (32-bit operating system) \Program Files\Rockwell Software\RSView Enterprise\MERuntime.exe
  - (64-bit operating system) \Program Files (x86)\Rockwell Software\RSView Enterprise\MERuntime.exe
- From Windows Start menu, select Run. In the Open box, type the path to the MERuntime.exe file.

## See also

Start FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Station automatically by setting up the startup options

Start FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Station automatically on a MobileView terminal or a personal computer from Windows Startup folder

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