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PI System Connector 3

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Change connector installation settings

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  • Last UpdatedMar 25, 2026
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Caution: Before changing installation settings, backup or save configuration so that those settings can be referenced later if necessary.

The following installation settings can be changed from the connector installation wizard accessed from the Windows Control Panel. Change installation settings for the connector when:

  • Reinstalling the connector software

  • Replacing missing files from the installation

  • Changing the location of the buffer and data files

  • Changing the Windows account for the connector service

    Note: To remove users from the PI Connector Administrators Group, modify the Windows User Accounts configuration through the Windows Control Panel.

To change the connector installation settings:

  1. Open Programs and Features as an administrator from the Windows Control Panel.

  2. Select the connector program, and then select Change to open the connector installation wizard.

    Note: Changing installation settings stops the connector service.

  3. Select Next. The installation and change options are shown.

  4. Select Change to modify the settings.

  5. Change installation configurations using the wizard.