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Minimum System Requirements

Requirement	Attribute
Minimum Required OS	Windows 10 Build 19045 (22H2) [1]
Recommended OS	Windows 11 Build 22621 (22H2) or later versions
Required Components	Windows Update, App Installer
Optional Components	WebView2 Runtime

Download Snap Hutao

Whatever installation method you used, package source and registration are always handled by Microsoft Store.

Microsoft Store Link：Snap Hutao

On Windows 10 and Windows 11 you can click the button above to download Snap Hutao.

• Launch PowerShell
• Execute command winget install "Snap Hutao"
• Follow the prompt to allow the installation
  • If failed install, receive error of missing dependency or stuck at framework installation stage, please refer to Install Dependency Manually document

• Visit the latest release page of Snap Hutao
• Download MSIX Package
• Run the MSIX package directly to perform installation
  • If failed install, receive error of missing dependency or stuck at framework installation stage, please refer to Install Dependency Manually document

Upgrade to MS Store Version from Sideload Versions

• Uninstall the sideload version with our uninstallation instruction document
  • You data will not lose as long as you don't delete data directory manually
• Follow the method above to install the Microsoft Store version application

Update Snap Hutao

You can use any of the update methods, whatever method you used when you installed Snap Hutao. They don't need to be consistent, as Microsoft Store is the only source of packages.

• Launch Microsoft Store
• Click on Library in the bottom left to see all apps you have installed
• Click Get updates on the top right and your application will be updated

If you still don't receive the update, you may enter the Snap Hutao detail page in Microsoft Store, to allow the store to fetch the latest metadata.

• Launch PowerShell
• Execute command winget upgrade "Snap Hutao"
• Follow the prompt to allow the upgrade

• Visit the latest release page of Snap Hutao
• Download MSIX Package
• Run the MSIX package directly to perform upgrade

Installing WebView2 Runtime

WebView2 Runtime is provided by Microsoft, which enables a built-in browser at a low resource cost inside the program. As an optional component, WebView2 is not a mandatory component, but it will make some Snap Hutao's features easier.

At the bottom of the Microsoft official page, you can findEvergreen Standalone Installer, choosex64download and install as prompted

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1. As LTSC and LTSB Windows versions do not contain Microsoft Store and some other necessary dependencies, they are not supported.Windows 10 Build 19041 is allowed to install Snap Hutao, but some features have known issues caused by Windows Os Kernal, those issues won't be fixed. ↩︎