https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/installation-licensing-forum/how-to-install-maya-2024-properly-in-windows-11/m-p/12043366#M5843 <P>#1 all three option do work. I use download. But others here just use the Install option.</P> <P>#2 Those two files are just archives. They are split cause of size limit. They will extract if you run the installer.</P> <P>#3 Best is to install to default. I recommend it only for expert users to install on custom location.</P> <P>#4 Maya should be able to update in any case. But its saver to clear everything. If you have a lot of custom plugins.</P> Mon, 19 Jun 2023 07:47:17 GMT Christoph_Schaedl 2023-06-19T07:47:17Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/installation-licensing-forum/how-to-install-maya-2024-properly-in-windows-11/m-p/12043178#M5842 <P>I am a student and am using student license to access Autodesk products but am unable to understand how to properly install Maya 2024 in Windows 11.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>My Confusions:</P><P>#1 Confusion: The below screenshot shows that there are 3 different ways to download the installer for Maya.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Screenshot 2023-06-19 111852.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1229446i8A5340A2C1A5BD90/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Screenshot 2023-06-19 111852.png" alt="Screenshot 2023-06-19 111852.png" /></span></P><P>Confusion #2: The below screenshot shows that using the "download" and "custom install" button provides 2 different files. One being in GBs and the other in MBs.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Screenshot 2023-06-19 112002.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1229447iA818F4965EF7AB4D/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Screenshot 2023-06-19 112002.png" alt="Screenshot 2023-06-19 112002.png" /></span></P><P>Confusion #3: Do I need to install Maya in the default location for it to work properly or can I install it anywhere?</P><P>Confusion #4: How to update Maya without the need to uninstall and reinstall after every update?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I am very desperate and am forced to use this forum to look for/find answers, please help. Any sort of help is appreciated.</P> Mon, 19 Jun 2023 06:17:26 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/installation-licensing-forum/how-to-install-maya-2024-properly-in-windows-11/m-p/12043178#M5842 AryanKumarVsp 2023-06-19T06:17:26Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/installation-licensing-forum/how-to-install-maya-2024-properly-in-windows-11/m-p/12043366#M5843 <P>#1 all three option do work. I use download. But others here just use the Install option.</P> <P>#2 Those two files are just archives. They are split cause of size limit. They will extract if you run the installer.</P> <P>#3 Best is to install to default. I recommend it only for expert users to install on custom location.</P> <P>#4 Maya should be able to update in any case. But its saver to clear everything. If you have a lot of custom plugins.</P> Mon, 19 Jun 2023 07:47:17 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/installation-licensing-forum/how-to-install-maya-2024-properly-in-windows-11/m-p/12043366#M5843 Christoph_Schaedl 2023-06-19T07:47:17Z