# Installation

## Installing Stratus

- Open up preferences: **Edit > Preferences**
- Under the addon tab, click **Install...**
- Navigate to the location where **Stratus.zip** was installed, and **double click** it
- Enable Stratus by clicking the empty check box

🎉 **Stratus is now installed!** 🎉

If you're using **Windows**, it's a good idea to follow the guide below to prevent your GPU from crashing.

- [Adobe: GPU drivers crash with long computations](https://substance3d.adobe.com/documentation/spdoc/gpu-drivers-crash-with-long-computations-tdr-crash-128745489.html)