Use this documentation to install, update, or uninstall
NVIDIA AI Workbench
on your computer running Windows.
To review important considerations before you start, see
Install AI Workbench
.
On Windows, AI Workbench uses
Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL)
.
After you install AI Workbench, you can access WSL by using the command
wsl -d NVIDIA-Workbench
.
In addition, a folder named
Linux\NVIDIA-Workbench
is added to your File Explorer.
By downloading, installing, or using the NVIDIA AI Workbench software, you agree to the terms of the
NVIDIA AI Product Agreement
(EULA). If you do not agree to the terms of the EULA, you are not authorized to download, install, or use NVIDIA AI Workbench. Before downloading and using NVIDIA AI Workbench, please read our
Shared Security Model
.
Follow the instructions in the application window that opens.
The installer configures WSL and installs the AI Workbench WSL distribution. Authorize the changes and reboot when requested.
When your computer restarts, the AI Workbench installer should restart and download the
NVIDIA-Workbench
distribution.
If the AI Workbench Installer doesn’t restart, double-click the AI Workbench icon that appears on your desktop.
Choose Docker or Podman as your container runtime. You can use either Docker or Podman as your runtime; however, we recommend Docker for Windows. For more information, see
AI Workbench Container Runtimes
.
(Optional) Connect AI Workbench to your Git server account. If you skip this step now, you must enter
Git Author
information when you are prompted. If you skip this step now, you can connect to Git later through settings. For more information, see
Connect to Git
.
AI Workbench opens.
When a new update for AI Workbench is available, the
Update Available
window appears with details about the new version when you open AI Workbench.
The
Update Available
window might be behind the AI Workbench window if the AI Workbench window is maximized.
Click
Update Now
. AI Workbench begins downloading the new files, and the progress appears in the window. After the download completes, the message
Restart required
appears.
Click
Restart Now
. AI Workbench reopens automatically.
Use the following procedure to uninstall AI Workbench from your computer running Windows.
Close the AI Workbench application if it is open.
In a Windows command shell, run the following command.
You are prompted to confirm that you want to uninstall AI Workbench. Type
y
and press enter.
Wait for the uninstall to complete before you proceed with the following steps.
Use the Windows
Add or remove programs
feature. Search for
NVIDIA AI Workbench
and uninstall it. There might be multiple steps in the uninstall process as dependencies are removed.
