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==== Each time you want to run Cumulus MX on Windows: ====
#First '''start the engine''' in one of the following 3 ways (there are some optional parameters that can be used with the .exe call as mentioned below):
Try '''start /min C:\Cumulus\CumulusMX.exe''' to run MX as a minimised package (although in Windows you can change the properties of the shortcut you use to start minimised).
==== Stopping Cumulus MX on Windows pc ====
The recommended way is to click into the command window in which MX is running, ''hold down Control key'' and press '''C'''. It is normal for there to be a short wait, then a message "Cumulus Terminating" and then after another short wait, the command window will close.
Some people, click in the task bar and select close, or click the '''X''' button on top right of command window. Although these are not official advice, they do seem to work.
There are packages that can be programmed to send a control C to a running task, and to not continue until the task window has closed. Remember to also program in a subsequent delay in that package, to make sure the package waits for MX to close, or do a check that MX has released all the files it might need to update.
''You should not'' issue a '''TASKKILL''' instruction, as that will prevent MX correctly writing out to all the files it should update on exit. Consequently, it will not restart correctly and may actually lose settings and data.
=== Requirements for running on Linux and OS X ===
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