QuantStudio - Windows x64 offline setup

This installer includes Python 3.12, NumPy, PyArrow, authentication libraries,
the Windows folder picker, downloader tools, Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime,
.NET Framework 4.8 and Microsoft Visual C++ x64 Runtime.
No separate Python, Node.js or Codex installation is needed.
Windows 10 x64 / Windows Server 2016 or newer, with Desktop Experience, is required.
Dependencies install only when missing. Windows may require a restart after a
runtime installation; then rerun this same Setup file. Setup does not force reboot.
If .NET or Visual C++ is missing, Windows asks for administrator approval to install it.
The app and desktop shortcut are installed for the account running Setup.

Choose a writable installation folder. Run QuantStudio using its new shortcut.
On a fresh VPS create your owner login. The personal build includes your saved
strategy definitions; passwords, old reports and your main historical data are excluded.

FIRST DATA DOWNLOAD
User Settings > Download historical data > Browse: choose the exact dataset folder.
Select dates and symbols, then Start download. After the first completed exports,
ticks and dataset_catalog.csv are saved in that folder. Keep _state for resume.
Use this folder for backtests automatically sets and loads the historical location.
Selecting a different destination affects future downloads; files are not moved.
Existing complete files are skipped. Missing, partial or invalid files can be repaired.
Provider files may combine multiple dates/symbols: the required archive may be fetched
once, but complete existing decoded dates/symbols are left untouched.
Catalogs alone are not a holiday calendar. Saved archive membership or a reconciled
source inventory is used when skipping complete historical bundles.
Master files refresh separately when Download latest is explicitly selected.

EXISTING DATA / REPORTS
User Settings > Historical data: choose the folder containing dataset_catalog.csv.
User Settings > Result storage: choose the report folder, then Save locations.
There is no empty catalog shipped on first installation; a download creates it.
No live broker execution is included. Historical download sources require internet.

UPGRADES
Finish backtests/downloads and save edits first. Install into the same folder to
update software while preserving existing app settings and strategy/login state.
Setup will not kill a running backend. Your external data/report folders are untouched.
Uninstall removes software but retains login/strategy state, app settings and reports.
