How to download, install and activate Winner Flex or Winner Design from an .ISO file

• Go to the Flex Platform at:
  http://flex.cloud
  
  
• Sign in with your Compusoft credentials.
  
  
• Flex customers select the Settings cog at the bottom of the left hand menu bar and then under Customer Portal select Products download. 
  
  
• Select Winner Design (iso) and click the Download button.  
  
  Note: For some users, when you click Download, you may get a pop-up stating The app you're trying to install isn't a Microsoft-verified app.  If this happens follow the instructions below:
  
  1. Click on the windows icon on your desktop or use the Search box and type Settings, this will open your computer's system settings.
  
  2. Select Apps. and click Advanced app settings.
  
  3. Under Choose where to get apps click the drop-down box and change the setting to Anywhere.
  
  4. After downloading the iso file, you may wish to reverse the above actions if you want to protect yourself from downloading apps not verified by Microsoft.

If you have already downloaded the file, go to Installing using the .ISO file. 

• Once the download is complete click Open.
  
  
• Go to Installing using the .ISO file.
  
  
  
  

IMPORTANT: In some cases a third party software may try to open the ISO file. In these instances you will need to:
If you are on Windows 10 - right click the downloaded file and select open with Windows Explorer this will mount the virtual DVD drive.
If you are on Windows 11 - right click the downloaded file and and select Mount. 

• When you Open the file, you will see a virtual DVD drive called Winner on your PC, click on the SETUP.exe file within this.
  
  Note: During the installation, Windows security questions may appear. If prompted with a protection message, click More info then Run anyway.
  
  
  
  Note! Winner Design users should also see article User rights for Winner Design.
  
  
• This will launch the installation wizard and here the most important settings that must be chosen are:
  the language and country
  the destination directory
  Note: the default installation directory is C:\Winner
  
  
• Click Next until you can click Finish at the end.
  
  
• If you wish to remove the virtual DVD drive from your PC afterwards then right-click on the drive and select Eject.
  
  
• The next step is to ensure you have the correct desktop icon installed, go to Desktop icons.
  
  

For Flex users the Winner Flex desktop shortcut will appear automatically following installation of the product. If the shortcut does not appear please follow the steps below. 

For Winner Design (legacy) users follow instructions below to place the Winner shortcut icon on your desktop:

1. Navigate to where Winner is installed, usually C:\Winner.
   
   
2. Open the file path: Winner > BIN and look in the list for Winner or Winner Flex (the icon). 
   
   
3. Select and then right click on the icon and select Send to.
   
   
4. Select Desktop (create shortcut)
   
   
5. The Winner Design icon will now be on your desktop, if you do not have Flex you may wish to delete this shortcut from your desktop to avoid confusion.
   
   To activate your license go to Activation of the product. 
   
   

Depending on the license type you have received from us, when starting Winner for the first time, you have to choose what activation method you want to use.

• If you have received a username and password from us, tick Named user field and then on Log in.
• If you have received a validation key, tick validation key and paste your key.
• If you have an USB dongle inserted, your product will automatically be activated and the window won't appear.

Note! Region setting

Customers in the following regions may need to access the Download parameters to update the Region:

• Australian and Pacific
• South Africa

To update the region, see article How to set the Flex region.