If your company has a valid (formerly known as a "SER contract"), you can use this method.

There is only legitimate source for the FactoryTalk View Studio ME installer: Rockwell Automation’s Product Compatibility and Download Center (PCDC) .

Rockwell Automation allows multiple versions of FactoryTalk View Studio to coexist on the same PC. This is incredibly useful if you are supporting legacy machinery that uses older runtime versions while simultaneously developing on newer platforms. During installation, the wizard will detect existing versions and ask if you wish to keep them. to maintain legacy support capabilities.

If you ever need to reset this location, navigate to: Start Menu → Rockwell Software → FactoryTalk Tools → FactoryTalk Directory Configuration Wizard

Open the virtual drive and run the setup.exe file. You will be greeted by the Rockwell Automation Installation utility.

Choose the desired version (e.g., v11, v12, v14, or the latest v16) and download the self-extracting installer. System Requirements