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Status Not under consideration
Created by Guest
Created on Jan 8, 2021

Remove limitation to not install in C:\Program Files

As per the release notes:

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6362027

It is mentioned not to specify C:\Program Files as the install directory.

It is requested if you could remove those compatibility issues

What is your industry? Banking
How will this idea be used?

We'll maintain the default install directory of Windows.

  • Guest
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    Jan 28, 2021

    Hello,
    Still , at least this should be considered for the design studio component?

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  • Guest
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    Jan 28, 2021

    The issue as noted in the support incident, will reach deeper than just the directory names containing spaces. We have a strong directional push into cloud architectures and containers that negate this as an issue going forward.