# How to start kolibri install with .whl file on windows 10

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**Category:** Kolibri\
**Created:** [September 26, 2018, 5:57am UTC](https://community.learningequality.org/t/how-to-start-kolibri-install-with-whl-file-on-windows-10/829 "2018-09-26T05:57:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![mikiasephrem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@mikiasephrem](https://community.learningequality.org/u/mikiasephrem)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 5:57am UTC](https://community.learningequality.org/t/how-to-start-kolibri-install-with-whl-file-on-windows-10/829/1 "2018-09-26T05:57:16Z")

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I have made a kolibri.whl file and installed it on windows 10. How can i start it?

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**Author:** ![jredrejo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/community.learningequality.org/jredrejo/32/561_2.png) [@jredrejo](https://community.learningequality.org/u/jredrejo)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 7:14am UTC](https://community.learningequality.org/t/how-to-start-kolibri-install-with-whl-file-on-windows-10/829/2 "2018-09-26T07:14:34Z")

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From a windows terminal (cmd):

1. If you have added the Python binary directories to your system path, you just need to execute `kolibri start` (or `kolibri start --foreground` if you don’t want it to be a service)

2. If you don’t have them in your path you have to `cd` to wherever your python binaries are, and execute the command described above.

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**Author:** ![mikiasephrem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@mikiasephrem](https://community.learningequality.org/u/mikiasephrem)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 7:51am UTC](https://community.learningequality.org/t/how-to-start-kolibri-install-with-whl-file-on-windows-10/829/3 "2018-09-26T07:51:47Z")

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Thanks a lot its working.  
Is there any script that can auto start Kolibri on startup

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**Author:** ![jredrejo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/community.learningequality.org/jredrejo/32/561_2.png) [@jredrejo](https://community.learningequality.org/u/jredrejo)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 8:09am UTC](https://community.learningequality.org/t/how-to-start-kolibri-install-with-whl-file-on-windows-10/829/4 "2018-09-26T08:09:18Z")

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I am not a Windows user, but according to [https://tunecomp.net/add-program-to-startup-windows-10/](https://tunecomp.net/add-program-to-startup-windows-10/) it seems you just need to add a launcher in its `Windows 10 Startup Folder Location`

On the other hand, if you install Kolibri using the [Windows installer](https://kolibri.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install/windows.html), it will do it automatically, you would not need any kind of terminal hack 😉

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**Author:** ![mikiasephrem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@mikiasephrem](https://community.learningequality.org/u/mikiasephrem)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 8:25am UTC](https://community.learningequality.org/t/how-to-start-kolibri-install-with-whl-file-on-windows-10/829/5 "2018-09-26T08:25:02Z")

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Okay, i didin’t install kolibri with the windows installer I install it with .WHL file. Thanks!!!