- Open the Installation folder, right-click Setup, and select Run as Administrator.
- On the VMware App Volumes Installation Wizard page, click Next.
- On the License Agreement page, accept the license agreement terms and click Next.

- On the App Volumes Install Screen, select Install App Volumes Manager checkbox and click Install.
- On the VMware App Volumes Manager Installation Wizard page, click Next.
- On the Choose a Database page, select Existing SQL Database Instance or Install local SQL Server Express Database and click Next (I have used SQL express DB for this demo).
- After SQL Express is installed, keep the default settings on the Database Server page and click Next.
- On the Choose Network Ports page, keep the default port settings and click Next.
- On the Destination Location page, keep the default settings or change the installation folder path and click Next.
- On the Ready to Install the Program page, click Install.
- Wizard may take 5-10 mins to complete the installation
- On the App Volumes Wizard Completed page, click Finish.
- Verify that the App Volumes Manager shortcut is created on the desktop.