Installing ForzaTech Studio and First Launch Setup

ForzaTech Studio ships as a ZIP archive — there is no installer. Before it will start, you need two Microsoft runtimes installed.

System requirements

• OS: Windows 10 (build 19041 or newer) or Windows 11
• Runtime: Windows App SDK 1.8.3
• .NET: .NET 9 Desktop Runtime
• Architecture: x64 only

Install

1. Download the latest release ZIP from the releases page.
2. Extract the whole archive to a folder you control — not inside your game directory.
3. Run ForzaTech Studio.exe from the extracted folder.

First launch: game setup

On first launch you land on the Home page. Configure your game directories before opening any editor, or the app cannot resolve asset paths.

1. Click Game Setup in the bottom bar on the Home page, or go to Settings → Game Setup from the nav bar.
2. Point each game entry at the root installation folder of that Forza title — the folder containing media\ or content\.
3. Click Save.

Two recommended extras

Both are optional but make everyday work substantially faster:

• Build Database — builds a database of game assets so backend browsing is much quicker.
• Material Library — builds a library of materials from your game files, letting you reuse and edit material blobs across any modelbin. This is what makes material swapping practical.