Install and uninstall IBM MQ on Windows
Installation tasks that are associated with installing IBM MQ on Windows systems are grouped in this section.
About this task
To prepare for installation and to install the IBM MQ components, complete the following tasks.
If product fixes or updates are made available, see Applying maintenance to IBM MQ .
- IBM MQ features for Windows systems
We can select the features that you require when you install IBM MQ. - Check requirements on Windows
Before you install IBM MQ on Windows, we must check for the latest information and system requirements. - Plan to install IBM MQ on Windows
Before you install IBM MQ on Windows, we must choose which components to install and where to install them. We must also make some platform-specific choices. - Installing IBM MQ server on Windows
On Windows, IBM MQ is installed by using the Microsoft Installer (MSI). We can either use the Installation Launchpad to invoke MSI or alternatively, we can invoke MSI directly. - Installing an IBM MQ client on Windows
This topic describes how to install IBM MQ client on Windows systems. This procedure can be used for installing a first or a subsequent installation. - Convert a trial license on Windows
Convert a trial license to a full license without reinstalling IBM MQ. - Display messages in your national language on Windows systems
To display messages from a different national language message catalog, we must either set the MQS_FORCE_NTLANGID environment variable, or change a regional setting. - Redistributable clients on Windows
The Windows 64-bit image is shipped in a Win64.zip file. - Verify an IBM MQ installation on Windows
The topics in this section provide instructions on how to verify a server or a client installation of IBM MQ on Windows systems. - Uninstalling IBM MQ on Windows
We can uninstall the IBM MQ MQI clients and servers on Windows systems by using the control panel, the command line ( msiexec ), MQParms, or by using the installation media, in which case we can optionally remove queue managers as well.
Parent topic: Install and uninstall IBM MQ
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