Stable Diffusion is one of the most popular AI-generated models, having been integrated into many popular AI image-generation tools. If you do not know about Stable Diffusion, it is an AI image generation tool based on deep learning technology launched in 2022. So, without further ado, here are step-by-step instructions on downloading and using Stable Diffusion on a Windows desktop.
How to Download and Install Stable Diffusion on Windows
Some developers have shared the Stable Diffusion installer, which makes installing Stable Diffusion on Windows easier.
Prerequisites:
- First, your desktop should meet the minimum requirements to install Stable Diffusion.
- Windows 10 or higher
- NVIDIA GPU with 4GB of VRAM
- 8GB of RAM or higher
- 200 GB of storage or higher.
Note: Stable Diffusion currently only supports NVIDIA GPUs. However, AMD GPU users are recommended to follow the NMKD. It does not work with integrated GPUs.
Stable Diffusion Installer for Windows
This is an official standalone installer for installing Stable Diffusion on Windows. Here are the step-by-step instructions.
- Download the Stable Diffusion Installer and double-click Easy-Diffusion-Windows.exe to start the installation.
- Next, Windows will prompt you with “Windows protects your PC.” Click on “More info.”.
- Select “Run Anyway” and then “Next” to proceed with the installation.
- Please check the checkbox to agree to the license and then browse to where you want it installed.
- Please proceed with the installation and then wait for it to finish.
- At the end, it will ask if you want to create a desktop shortcut or run Easy Diffusion 2.5. Uncheck the box for “Run Easy Diffusion 2.5.”
- That is it! Click “Finish”.
It takes some time to finish launching, so do not interrupt the process. Once installed, you can directly run it from the Windows Start menu.
Stable Diffusion Installer for Windows AMD GPUs
This third-party Stable Diffusion installer allows you to install Stable Diffusion. It is easy to install. Here are the instructions:
- Download the NMKD installer and extract the SDG file in your Explorer.
- After that, double-click on StaleDiffusionGui.exe to launch Stable Diffusion.
- Now you can run it, and you will find a text box to write a prompt, and it even has parameters to adjust.
- That is it!
This is how you can use the NMKD installer to install Stable Diffusion on your PC. These are the easiest ways to install Stable Diffusion on your Windows machine. Thanks for being with us. Stay tuned for more updates.