# Nextcloud cannot be executed on the PC

**URL:** <https://help.nextcloud.com/t/nextcloud-cannot-be-executed-on-the-pc/43723>\
**Category:** 💻 Desktop\
**Tags:** oc\_migration\_issue\
**Created:** [December 21, 2018, 11:42am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/nextcloud-cannot-be-executed-on-the-pc/43723 "2018-12-21T11:42:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![meisterleise](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/meisterleise/32/12501_2.png) [@meisterleise](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/meisterleise)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2018, 11:42am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/nextcloud-cannot-be-executed-on-the-pc/43723/1 "2018-12-21T11:42:27Z")

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I wanna switch from owncloud to nextcloud. So I’ve just installed the nextcloud client on Windows 10. But it does’nt start!

I just got the message:

_"Diese App kann auf dem PC nicht ausgeführt werden._  
_Wenden Sie sich an den Softwareherausgeber, um eine geeignete Version für Ihren PC zu finden."_

in english:

_"This app cannot be executed on the PC._  
\_Contact the software publisher to find a suitable version for your P\_C."

Any ideas what I can do?

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**Author:** ![meisterleise](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/meisterleise/32/12501_2.png) [@meisterleise](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/meisterleise)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/nextcloud-cannot-be-executed-on-the-pc/43723/2 "2018-12-21T14:45:27Z")

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Meanwhile I’ve testet the installation on Windows 7 where I have the same issue. After that I tried the oc-client which can be installed without problems.

Windows 7 and Windows 10 are virtual machines under parallesl desktop for mac. Although I never had problems with installing software, perhaps nextcloud doesn’t like this virtual machines for some reason?

I could continue using the oc-client for my nextcloud. It works. But I would prefer to use the nextcloud client.

:-(((

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**Author:** ![meisterleise](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/meisterleise/32/12501_2.png) [@meisterleise](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/meisterleise)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2018, 10:36am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/nextcloud-cannot-be-executed-on-the-pc/43723/3 "2018-12-22T10:36:47Z")

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I figure out that not Paralles is the problem but 32bit versions of windows. The latest nextcloud client seems not to work on 32bit systems. Is this a bug or a feature?

I’ll open a new ticket for that…

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**Author:** ![Raymond](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/raymond/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Raymond](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/Raymond)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2019, 9:18pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/nextcloud-cannot-be-executed-on-the-pc/43723/4 "2019-01-06T21:18:01Z")

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What is the ticketnumber?

I have the same problem on windows 10 32 Bit

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**Author:** ![meisterleise](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/meisterleise/32/12501_2.png) [@meisterleise](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/meisterleise)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2019, 9:51pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/nextcloud-cannot-be-executed-on-the-pc/43723/5 "2019-01-06T21:51:57Z")

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New post:

> [@Client 2.5 don't work with 32bit Windows](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/client-2-5-dont-work-with-32bit-windows/43779):
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> I did figure out that the client is not executeable on windows systems with 32 bit. Is this a known bug that is going to be fixed or is it planed not to support 32 bit versions anymore?

Github ticket:

> <https://github.com/nextcloud/desktop/issues/840>
>
> \<!---
> Please try to only report a bug if it happens with the latest version
> Th…e latest version can be seen by checking https://download.nextcloud.com/desktop/
> For support try our forums: https://help.nextcloud.com
> \---\>
> 
> 
> \### Expected behaviour
> Nextcloud Client 2.5 should install on 32 bit Windows installations and install the right binaries.
> 
> \### Actual behaviour
> Nextcloud Client 2.5 installs, but only 64 bit binaries are installed on Windows, resulting in a non-woring installation.
> 
> \### Steps to reproduce
> 1. Install the 2.5 client
> 2. Try to start it
> 
> \### Client configuration
> Client version: 2.5
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> Operating system: Windows 7 32-bit
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> OS language: German
> 
> Qt version used by client package (Linux only, see also Settings dialog):
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> Client package (From Nextcloud or distro) (Linux only):
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> Installation path of client: C:\\Programs/Nextcloud

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**Author:** ![wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/wwe/32/72963_2.png) [@wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/wwe)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/nextcloud-cannot-be-executed-on-the-pc/43723/6 "2024-12-14T16:58:52Z")

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**Author:** ![wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/wwe/32/72963_2.png) [@wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/wwe)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/nextcloud-cannot-be-executed-on-the-pc/43723/7 "2024-12-14T16:58:53Z")

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