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title: "Start Nexus Insight"
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Nexus Insight is a standalone program that is installed on a Windows PC.

You can start Nexus Insight in the following ways.

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> ℹ️ **Updates for Nexus Insight**  
> ℹ️ If the PC on which Nexus Insight is installed is connected to the internet and a new version of Nexus Insight is available, you are notified and given the option to update Nexus Insight.

## Start Nexus Insight from within Nexus

You can start Nexus Insight from within Nexus in either of these ways:

- On the **Data Management** tab, at the top right of the window, click the Nexus Insight button.
  Nexus Insight starts, using the folder that is currently selected in Nexus.

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- If you already have a report that was created in Nexus Insight, on the **Data Management** tab, navigate to the report's location and open the report (either double-click the report or right-click and select **Open**).
  Nexus Insight starts and opens the selected report.

## Start Nexus Insight as a standalone app

To open Nexus Insight from the Windows desktop:

- On your Windows desktop, double-click the Nexus Insight shortcut:

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## Start Nexus Insight from Windows File Explorer

To open Nexus Insight from Windows File Explorer:

- In a folder that contains a Nexus Insight report, double-click a file with the extension *.insight*.  
Nexus Insight opens into the relevant report page.

The above procedure only works if the appropriate Windows file association has been set. This normally happens automatically when you install Nexus Insight. However, if Nexus Insight doesn’t open when you double-click a file with the *.insight* extension, you can set it manually as follows:

1. In Windows **Settings**, search for **Default apps** and then select **Choose defaults by file type**.
2. In the next panel, scroll to or search for the .*insight* extension. If Vicon Nexus Insight is not selected, click **Choose a default**.

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3. In the **Select a default app** panel, select **Vicon Nexus Insight** and then click **Set default**.
  Vicon Nexus Insight is now the default file type for files with the .*insight* extension.