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Expand Up @@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ If you're upgrading an existing installation of Couchbase Server, refer to xref:
Couchbase Server works out-of-the-box with most OS configurations.
However, the procedures on this page assume the following:

* You have _administrator privileges_.
These are required, for installing Couchbase Server on Windows.
* You must have administrator privileges to install Couchbase Server on Windows.
Once installed, Couchbase Server runs as a Windows Service using the Local System user account.
To start or stop the Windows Service, your windows account must either have administrator privileges or be granted sufficient privileges to start the service.
For more information, see Microsoft's https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/windows-security/grant-users-rights-manage-services[How to grant users rights to manage services^].

* Your system meets the xref:pre-install.adoc[minimum requirements] and that your operating system version is xref:install-platforms.adoc[supported].
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