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title: How to Start and Exit the MED-V Client
description: How to Start and Exit the MED-V Client
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# How to Start and Exit the MED-V Client


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**To start the MED-V client**

-   On the Windows Start menu, point to **All Programs**, point to **MED V**, and then click **MED-V** or, on the desktop, double-click the **MED-V** icon.

**Note**  
MED-V cannot be started from an elevated command prompt.

 

**To exit the MED-V client**

1.  In the notification area, right-click the MED-V icon.

2.  On the submenu, click **Exit**.

    The MED-V client exits.