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title: "Installing Retrospect 20 for Windows with Novus"
slug: "installing-retrospect-20-for-windows-with-novus"
updated: 2026-06-23T13:46:16Z
published: 2026-06-23T13:46:16Z
canonical: "docs.retrospect.com/installing-retrospect-20-for-windows-with-novus"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Installing Retrospect 20 for Windows with Novus

With the release of Retrospect 20, we have introduced a new user interface that you can run alongside the main Retrospect.exe application interface.  This tutorial shows the Installation process.

**1) You can visit [http://www.retrospect.com/updates](http://www.retrospect.com/updates) to download version 20.  The page will look like this:**

![Screenshot 2026-06-23 at 6.37.04 AM.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/6d1fe0c6-ccdb-4ee9-a621-0504cb91b4be/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202026-06-23%20at%206.37.04%E2%80%AFAM.png){height="" width=""}


**2) Start with the main Application download shown below:**


![Screenshot 2026-06-23 at 6.37.04 AM copy.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/6d1fe0c6-ccdb-4ee9-a621-0504cb91b4be/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202026-06-23%20at%206.37.04%E2%80%AFAM%20copy.png){height="" width=""}


**3) Next you can download the Retrospect Novus Application Installer:**
![Screenshot 2026-06-23 at 6.43.29 AM.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/6d1fe0c6-ccdb-4ee9-a621-0504cb91b4be/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202026-06-23%20at%206.43.29%E2%80%AFAM.png){height="" width=""}


**4) From inside your web browser, click the link to open your downloads folder. This will look different depending on your browser. In this example, we are using Chrome:**
![Screenshot 2026-05-29 at 6.40.06 AM.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/6d1fe0c6-ccdb-4ee9-a621-0504cb91b4be/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202026-05-29%20at%206.40.06%E2%80%AFAM.png){height="" width=""}
![Screenshot 2026-05-29 at 6.42.51 AM.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/6d1fe0c6-ccdb-4ee9-a621-0504cb91b4be/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202026-05-29%20at%206.42.51%E2%80%AFAM.png){height="" width=""}

**5) To Install the new Novus Interface, Double Click on the Novus Setup.exe:**
![Screenshot 2026-05-29 at 6.45.57 AM.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/6d1fe0c6-ccdb-4ee9-a621-0504cb91b4be/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202026-05-29%20at%206.45.57%E2%80%AFAM.png){height="" width=""}

**6) Right click on the Retrospect_20_0_1_201.zip file and select Extract All to unzip the main Retrospect installer. You can extract the folder to the default location.**
![Screenshot 2026-05-29 at 6.53.55 AM.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/6d1fe0c6-ccdb-4ee9-a621-0504cb91b4be/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202026-05-29%20at%206.53.55%E2%80%AFAM.png){height="" width=""}

**7) Open the unzipped folder and inside you will find a Retrospect 20 folder with an "Install Retrospect.exe" file inside. You will run this installer to install Retrospect.**
![Screenshot 2026-05-29 at 6.57.56 AM.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/6d1fe0c6-ccdb-4ee9-a621-0504cb91b4be/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202026-05-29%20at%206.57.56%E2%80%AFAM.png){height="" width=""}

![Screenshot 2026-05-29 at 7.02.04 AM.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/6d1fe0c6-ccdb-4ee9-a621-0504cb91b4be/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202026-05-29%20at%207.02.04%E2%80%AFAM.png){height="" width=""}

**8) After you have installed Retrospect 20 and Retrospect Novus, you can find them in your Windows Start menu by typing Retrospect into the search.**
![Screenshot 2026-05-29 at 7.05.07 AM.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/6d1fe0c6-ccdb-4ee9-a621-0504cb91b4be/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202026-05-29%20at%207.05.07%E2%80%AFAM.png){height="" width=""}