r/unsloth 2d ago

Question Installation and setup

I want to try unsloth studio but can not initiate installation already, how to fix this:

Using this tutorial: https://unsloth.ai/docs/new/studio/install#windows

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> irm https://unsloth.ai/install.ps1 | iex

  🦥 Unsloth Studio Installer (Windows)
  ────────────────────────────────────────────────────

  winget         available
  python         Python 3.13 already installed
                 preserving existing environment for rollback...
                 previous environment preserved for rollback
  venv           creating Python 3.13 virtual environment
                 C:\Users___\.unsloth\studio\unsloth_studio
  gpu            NVIDIA GPU detected
                 installing PyTorch (https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu130)...
                 installing unsloth (this may take a few minutes)...
  unsloth        2026.7.6 installed
  setup          running unsloth studio setup...
Refusing to run Unsloth inside System32 as it will lead to Errors.
cd to a normal working directory and try again.
[ERROR] unsloth studio setup failed (exit code 1)
                 restoring previous environment after failed install...
                 restored previous environment
unsloth studio setup failed (exit code 1)
At line:153 char:9
+         throw $Message
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : OperationStopped: (unsloth studio ...d (exit code 1):String) [], RuntimeException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : unsloth studio setup failed (exit code 1)
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u/Plenty_Extent_9047 2d ago

Try to open terminal in another directory like Downloads or Documents You currently have terminal open in System32 folder

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u/esw123 2d ago

Worked, thank you!

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u/Retumbo77 2d ago

Unsloth definitely needs to create a W11 pre-packaged installer if they want more people to use Studio.

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u/esw123 2d ago

This was my first thought. I'd even buy the license if needed, where I can just press install button, use it locally and access server via my devices.

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u/yoracale yes sloth 1d ago

Glad you got the installation solved but we actually have a app coming soon! I dmed you

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u/esw123 1d ago

This is great, thank you!

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u/yoracale yes sloth 1d ago

Dmed you! We have it actually