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Updated file locations for self-hosted Windows installations #3665

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1. Complete the installation wizard.

If you see an error like `could not load library "C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/17/lib/timescaledb-2.17.2.dll": The specified module could not be found.`, use
[Dependencies][dependencies] to ensure that your system can find the compatible DLLs for this release of TimescaleDB.

1. Check that you can run `pg_config`.
If you cannot run `pg_config` from the command line, in the Windows
Search tool, enter `system environment variables`.
The path should be `C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\<version>\bin`.

1. **Install TimescaleDB**

1. Unzip the [TimescaleDB installer][supported-platforms] to <install_dir>.
1. Unzip the [TimescaleDB installer][supported-platforms] to `<install_dir>`, that is, your selected directory.

Best practice is to use the latest version.

1. In <install_dir>, right-click `setup.exe`, then choose `Run as Administrator`.
1. In `<install_dir>\timescaledb`, right-click `setup.exe`, then choose `Run as Administrator`.

1. Complete the installation wizard.

If you see an error like `could not load library "C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/17/lib/timescaledb-2.17.2.dll": The specified module could not be found.`, use
[Dependencies][dependencies] to ensure that your system can find the compatible DLLs for this release of TimescaleDB.

1. **Tune your PostgreSQL instance for TimescaleDB**

Run the `timescaledb-tune` script included in the `timescaledb-tools` package with TimescaleDB. For more
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