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title: "Installing SQL Spreads"
slug: "installing-sql-spreads"
description: "Follow this step-by-step guide to install the SQL Spreads Excel add-in, check prerequisites, and start updating your SQL Server database."
updated: 2026-01-12T09:55:39Z
published: 2026-01-12T09:55:39Z
canonical: "sqlspreads.com/installing-sql-spreads"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://sqlspreads.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Installing SQL Spreads

### Installing SQL Spreads

After [downloading](https://sqlspreads.com/docs/download-and-install) the installation file, run the **SQLSpreadsSetup.exe** file:

In Chrome, click the downloaded installation file in the top-right corner. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/ad9d65b3-9cdd-4b28-8cb8-86cb149873bc/Images/Documentation/image(276).png)

When the Welcome screen is shown, click **Next**

![welcome.png](https://cdn.document360.io/ad9d65b3-9cdd-4b28-8cb8-86cb149873bc/Images/Documentation/welcome.png)

Read the license agreement and enable the checkbox to accept the terms of the agreement. Then click the **Next** button.

![License.png](https://cdn.document360.io/ad9d65b3-9cdd-4b28-8cb8-86cb149873bc/Images/Documentation/License.png)

When the installation is ready to begin, click the **Install** button.

![Start installation.png](https://cdn.document360.io/ad9d65b3-9cdd-4b28-8cb8-86cb149873bc/Images/Documentation/Start%20installation.png)

SQL Spreads will start installing. Once the installation is complete, click the **Finish** button to close the SQL Spreads Setup dialog.

![finish.png](https://cdn.document360.io/ad9d65b3-9cdd-4b28-8cb8-86cb149873bc/Images/Documentation/finish.png)

When the installation is finished, **restart Microsoft Excel.**

When Excel is started you will be guided through a short introduction that will help you to create your first SQL Spreads document. ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/ad9d65b3-9cdd-4b28-8cb8-86cb149873bc/Images/Documentation/image%2896%29.png)

### Prerequisites

To install and use SQL Spreads, you will need:

- **Operating system:** A PC running **Windows 11** (or Windows 10), 32-bit or 64-bit. (SQL Spreads can also be used on older Windows versions.)
- **Microsoft Excel:** The desktop version of Microsoft Excel, including **Microsoft 365** (desktop apps) or standalone versions such as **Excel 2024**, **Excel 2019**, **Excel 2016**, **Excel 2013**, or **Excel 2010**. Both 32-bit and 64-bit editions are supported.
- **Database:** Microsoft SQL Server, any version from **SQL Server 2025** back to SQL Server 2008, including Express Edition or higher, or **Azure SQL**.

### Doing a fresh reinstall

If you would like to do a complete re-install of SQL Spreads, follow the steps below:

1. First uninstall SQL Spreads following [these instructions](https://sqlspreads.com/docs/installing-sql-spreads#uninstalling-sql-spreads).
2. Then locate and **delete** the folder C:\Users[USER NAME]\AppData\Local\Obnex Technologies AB\SQL Spreads Desktop.
3. Lastly, reinstall SQL Spreads following the [instructions here](https://sqlspreads.com/docs/installing-sql-spreads#installing-sql-spreads).

### Uninstalling SQL Spreads

Follow these instructions to uninstall SQL Spreads.

1. Open **Windows Start menu** and select **Control Panel** on the left side.

![Control panel.png](https://cdn.document360.io/ad9d65b3-9cdd-4b28-8cb8-86cb149873bc/Images/Documentation/Control%20panel.png)

1. Locate and click the **Uninstall Programs** link in the **Programs** section. ![Uninstall a program.png](https://cdn.document360.io/ad9d65b3-9cdd-4b28-8cb8-86cb149873bc/Images/Documentation/Uninstall%20a%20program.png)
2. Scroll down and select the **Obnex SQL Spreads** program in the list. Click the **Uninstall** button in the header. ![Uninstall.png](https://cdn.document360.io/ad9d65b3-9cdd-4b28-8cb8-86cb149873bc/Images/Documentation/Uninstall.png)
3. Click **Yes** to confirm and SQL Spreads will be uninstalled. ![Confirm uninstall.png](https://cdn.document360.io/ad9d65b3-9cdd-4b28-8cb8-86cb149873bc/Images/Documentation/Confirm%20uninstall.png)