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Install and Open ShadowExplorer

Use an isolated, authorised Windows VM. Record the download source, filename, version, retrieval time and SHA-256 before execution.

Retrieve and stage

Download the installer from the ShadowExplorer download page, verify it according to local procedure, and stage it under C:\Tools\ShadowExplorer.

Screenshot: Download the ShadowExplorer installer

Launch the verified installer and approve User Account Control only on the authorised host.

Screenshot: Approve User Account Control

Satisfy the Windows dependency

Select the documented language. If Windows requests .NET Framework 3.5, record the prompt and install it through the approved Windows feature workflow.

Screenshot: Select the setup language Screenshot: Windows requests .NET Framework 3.5 Screenshot: Approve downloading the Windows feature Screenshot: Confirm the feature source Screenshot: Windows installs the required feature Screenshot: Close the completed feature dialog Screenshot: Finish the dependency workflow

Record the dependency

Note whether .NET 3.5 was already present or installed, its Windows source, completion state and any restart. This is part of tool provenance.

Install ShadowExplorer

Continue through the setup wizard, review the licence and destination, retain only approved shortcut choices, then install.

Screenshot: Start the ShadowExplorer setup wizard Screenshot: Review and accept the licence Screenshot: Confirm the installation location Screenshot: Review Start Menu options Screenshot: Review shortcut options Screenshot: Start installation Screenshot: Finish installation Screenshot: Verify the created desktop shortcut

Verify and organise

Open shortcut properties and record the resolved executable path, shown in the supplied procedure as C:\Program Files (x86)\ShadowExplorer\ShadowExplorer.exe.

Screenshot: Verify the shortcut target

Move only the shortcut, not the installed executable, into the SUSA tool area.

Screenshot: Organise the ShadowExplorer shortcut

Launch it and confirm the volume, snapshot and details controls render without an error.

Screenshot: ShadowExplorer opens successfully

Do not create or delete snapshots for this exercise

Installation authorises tool setup only. Preserve existing VSS state and record any unavoidable live-system changes.

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