# Getting Started with Valorx Fusion
Excited to know more about Valorx App and its installation, and packages. This is the first step that any user will look.
Let us have a look at the below points here:
1. Installing Valorx Fusion
2. Valorx Managed Packages
3. Fusion Auto Update Policy
## Installing Valorx Fusion
To set up Valorx Fusion on your computer, follow these steps:
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**Download** the latest version of Valorx Fusion
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**Run the installer** and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
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Once the installation is complete, **open Microsoft Excel**.
* You should see the **Valorx Fusion ribbon tab** in Excel. This confirms that Valorx Fusion has been successfully installed.
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**Design** **Studio** is currently supported on Microsoft Windows only. Runtime users can run **Valorx** **Fusion** on other platforms. Please go to Supported Platforms to learn more.
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[supported-platforms](https://docs.valorx.com/valorx-fusion/runtime/supported-platforms)
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## Valorx Managed Package
**Valorx** **Fusion** can run on trial for 15 days without the Valorx managed package installed. During this period, your Apps will be hosted in Valorx infrastructure. Once the managed package is installed, you can transport all your **Valorx** **Fusion** apps to your **Salesforce** environment.
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Valorx does not keep a backup of your Apps after they have been moved.
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If you wish to install the Valorx managed package, please visit our [**Salesforce AppExchange listing**](https://appexchange.salesforce.com/appxListingDetail?listingId=a0N3A00000G0y2PUAR).
## Fusion Auto Update Policy
To provide customers with a seamless experience and ensure systems remain stable, secure, and up to date, Fusion has introduced an Automatic Update Policy beginning with version **18.4**.
### Update Process
**Manual Updates**
* Users will continue to receive update notifications in **Valorx Home**.
* Updates can be installed manually at any time by selecting **Update Now**.
**Automatic Updates**
* Fusion will intelligently detect stable updates.
* If an update is not installed manually within **30 days**, Fusion will apply the update automatically.
### Policy Scope
* Applies to all customers using **Fusion V18.4 and later**.
* Automatic updates are **enabled by default**.
### Policy Benefits
This policy ensures that all customers benefit from:
* Ongoing stability improvements
* Enhanced performance
* Critical security fixes
* Timely adoption of new features
### Support Considerations
Fusion may be unable to provide support for customers running outdated versions that are not aligned with this policy.
### Customer Action
No action is required. Updates will be applied automatically unless the policy has been disabled at the customer’s request.
* To request that automatic updates be turned off, contact ****.
## Getting Started
Once the installation is completed, open a blank Excel sheet, and user should see **Valorx** **Fusion** **Ribbon** tab. This means you have successfully installed **Valorx** **Fusion**.
Click on **Valorx Fusion Ribbon** tab, and click on **Start** to get started with **Valorx** **Fusion**.
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