1. Turn your laptop or desktop off.
2. Insert the USB drive containing the Championship Manager launcher into one of the available USB ports.
3. Power on the computer. As it begins to boot, repeatedly tap the key for your computer's boot menu. Manufacturers use different keys – see the table below.
4. Select the USB drive. Once the one-time boot menu appears, use the arrow keys to highlight the USB drive. It may be listed as "USB Device", "Removable Drive", or something similar.
5. Boot from USB. Press Enter to boot from it. You should soon see the Championship Manager launcher.
6. Enjoy. Select the game you wish to play.
7. Quit. When you have finished, use the QUIT button. This shuts the machine down gracefully and lowers the risk of corruption.
8. Install. For legal reasons the games are not preinstalled – connect to WiFi at the top left, then right-click and install the title(s) you want to play.

Brand	Boot key(s)
Acer	F2, F12, or DEL
Apple	Option (Alt) – hold at the chime
ASRock	F2 or DEL
Asus	Esc, F2, or DEL
Dell	F2, F12
ECS	DEL
Fujitsu	F12
Gigabyte	F2 or DEL
HP	Esc, F9, or F10
Intel	F10
Lenovo (consumer laptops)	F12 or Fn + F12
Lenovo (desktops)	F12
Lenovo (ThinkPads)	Enter, then F12
MSI	DEL or F11
Microsoft	F12
Microsoft Surface tablets	Press and hold volume up
Origin PC	F2
Samsung	F2 or F10
Sony	F11
Toshiba	F2 or F12
Zotac	DEL

If your manufacturer is not listed, a quick search for your model and "boot menu key" should tell you which key to use.

This is a known issue caused by a Windows update, and it is easy to fix:

1. Restart your computer and enter the BIOS settings – usually by repeatedly tapping F2, F10, DEL or Esc as it starts up. If unsure, search for your model and "how to enter BIOS".
2. Look for a Secure Boot option, usually under a Security or Boot tab.
3. Set Secure Boot to Disabled, save your changes and exit. This is perfectly safe on a personal laptop or desktop – it is mainly a setting used on corporate devices.
4. Boot from your USB as normal – the error should now be gone.
5. Still stuck? Contact us using the form below and we will help you through it.

If you wish to add the latest 2003/2023/2024 databases for 01/02, please view the help page within the launcher for instructions on downloading and installing them.