# Installing Virto Tab Navigation

Source: [https://docs.virtosoftware.com/docs/virto-tab-navigation/system-requirements-and-installation/installing-virto-tab-navigation/](https://docs.virtosoftware.com/docs/virto-tab-navigation/system-requirements-and-installation/installing-virto-tab-navigation/)
Product: Virto Tab Navigation
Updated: 2026-09-30


Virto Tab Navigation comes as two web parts in one package:

| Web part | Pages | Package file |
|---|---|---|
| Classic web part | Classic pages | **Virto.SharePoint.Tabs.wsp** |
| Modern SharePoint Framework (SPFx) web part | Modern pages | **virto-tabs-navigation.sppkg** |

You can install them in two ways:

- **Setup program** (**SetupSE.exe** or **Setup.exe**): a wizard that suits most farms.
- **PowerShell script** (**Deploy.ps1**): for large farms, where you script the deployment.

## Before you begin

- Make sure you have access to the SharePoint server and that your account has farm administrator privileges.
- For the modern web part, [create an App Catalog](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/administration/manage-the-app-catalog) in your SharePoint if you don't have one yet.
- Download the [Virto.SharePoint.SE.Tabs.zip](https://download.virtosoftware.com/SE/Virto.SharePoint.SE.Tabs.zip) package and extract it with **Extract All**.

The extracted **Virto.SharePoint.Tabs.Setup** folder contains the setup program, the **Deploy.ps1** script, and both web part packages.

![Virto.SharePoint.Tabs.Setup folder with Setup, Deploy.ps1, Virto.SharePoint.Tabs.wsp and virto-tabs-navigation.sppkg](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/installing_virto_tab_navigation_1-669x401.png)

## Installing with the setup program

The package contains two setup programs that install the same product. We recommend **SetupSE**: it's the new setup program for SharePoint SE, signed with the VirtoSoftware certificate included in the package (**Virto-Installer-CodeSigning.cer**). The older **Setup** program works too.

Right-click **SetupSE** in the extracted package and select **Run as administrator**. The **Virto Tabs Navigation for SharePoint SE** setup wizard opens. Click **Next**.

![Welcome page of the Virto Tabs Navigation for SharePoint SE setup wizard](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/installing_virto_tab_navigation_2-555x451.png)

The wizard checks whether Virto Tab Navigation can be installed from this machine: the .NET Framework and SharePoint versions, your permissions to install and deploy SharePoint solutions, the SharePoint Administration and Timer services, the solution file, and whether the product is already installed. When all the checks succeed, click **Next**.

![System Check page of the setup wizard with all checks succeeded](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/installing_virto_tab_navigation_3-552x450.png)

Review the **[End User License Agreement — On-Premises (SharePoint Server)](/docs/virtosoftware-trust-security-center/eula-on-premises/)**, select **I accept the terms in the License Agreement**, and click **Next**.

![End-User License Agreement page of the setup wizard with the I accept the terms checkbox](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/installing_virto_tab_navigation_4-560x459.png)

Select the web applications and site collections where you want to install Virto Tab Navigation, and click **Next** to start the installation.

![Site Collection Deployment Targets page with two web applications selected](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/installing_virto_tab_navigation_5-555x448.png)

Wait until the wizard shows "All operations successfully completed", then click **Close**.

![Installing page of the setup wizard with the progress bar complete and All operations successfully completed](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/installing_virto_tab_navigation_6-560x459.png)

## Installing with PowerShell

On large farms, you can install Virto Tab Navigation with the **Deploy.ps1** script from the package instead of the setup program. The script defines the **Install-WebPart** function. It installs one web application per call, so call it once for each web application.

| Parameter | Required | Value |
|---|---|---|
| `wspPath` | Yes | Full path to **Virto.SharePoint.Tabs.wsp** |
| `webAppURL` | Yes | URL of the web application to install to |
| `sppkgPath` | No | Full path to **virto-tabs-navigation.sppkg**, for the modern web part |
| `appCatalogURL` | No | URL of your App Catalog site, for the modern web part |

Open the SharePoint Management Shell as administrator under a farm administrator account, go to the extracted **Virto.SharePoint.Tabs.Setup** folder, load the script, and call the function:

```powershell
cd C:\Install\Virto.SharePoint.Tabs.Setup
. .\Deploy.ps1
Install-WebPart -wspPath "C:\Install\Virto.SharePoint.Tabs.Setup\Virto.SharePoint.Tabs.wsp" -webAppURL "http://sharepoint" -sppkgPath "C:\Install\Virto.SharePoint.Tabs.Setup\virto-tabs-navigation.sppkg" -appCatalogURL "http://sharepoint/sites/AppCatalog"
```

The function:

1. Adds **Virto.SharePoint.Tabs.wsp** to the farm solution store, unless it's already there.
2. Deploys the solution to the web application and waits for the deployment to finish.
3. Activates the **Virto Tabs Navigation** feature in every site collection of the web application.
4. If you pass `sppkgPath` and `appCatalogURL`, uploads **virto-tabs-navigation.sppkg** to **Apps for SharePoint** in the App Catalog.

Leave out `sppkgPath` and `appCatalogURL` to install only the classic web part. The modern package goes to the App Catalog once, so for the other web applications, call the function without them.

After the script uploads the modern package, open **Apps for SharePoint** in your App Catalog, select **Virto Tabs Navigation**, and deploy it.

## After the installation

### Classic web part

The classic web part is activated at the site collection level. In each site collection where you want to use Virto Tab Navigation, open **Settings** > **Site settings** and, under **Site Collection Administration**, click **Site collection features**. Check that **Virto Tabs Navigation** is active; if it isn't, click **Activate**.

### Modern web part

The modern web part is added at the site level. The setup program adds **virto-tabs-navigation.sppkg** to **Apps for SharePoint** in your App Catalog: check that the list has the **Virto Tabs Navigation** app with the version you installed. Then, on each site where you want to use Virto Tab Navigation, click **Settings** > **Add an app** and add **Virto Tabs Navigation**.

Now you can [add Virto Tab Navigation to a page](https://docs.virtosoftware.com/docs/virto-tab-navigation/administration-and-usage/adding-the-web-part-to-a-page/index.md).