Update to Europe NTU 2026.1

[dhwalt]

Map Europe NTU 2025.2 update to 2026.1 - M4 Mac Mini and Windows 11 Laptop.

Express 7.24.0.0 on both computers and a clean install to Zumo XT2 but Map Options offers Reinstall Map only - No install to computer for MacOS or Win 11. Searching forums finds issues of this type on a number of Garmin Express versions but no clear fix.

Windows 11 24H2
Basecamp has no issues 2026.1 on the XT2 but the laptop install is stuck at 2025.2. Tried restarts and reinstalls of Express 7.24.0.0 but no reappearance of the install to computer option.

Mac OS Sequoia 15.3
Same as above - M4 Mini is on NTU 2025.2 and Basecamp is working with the XT2 on NTU 2026.1. Tried restarts and Express reinstall but no install to computer available.

I can work with Basecamp using a type C connection and the XT2 but no joy installing NTU 2026.1 to either computer. Any suggestions for an install to the local machine?

Thanks Dave

[dhwalt]

After some investigation an answer to my own question.
Uninstall 7.24.0.0 and reinstall 7.23.0 - various options now available in Garmin Express and NTU 2026.1 installed OK on my M4 Mini. To be followed up with similar on my Windows laptop.

Took it one step further and uninstalled 7.23.0 then reinstalled 7.24.0.0 but the Garmin Express install options disappeared, back to 7.23.0 and all was well. Hope that helps someone!

Dave

[Snijderj]

I have just updated my map to Europe NTU 2026.1 and then I noticed that it has only installed it on the XT but not on the PC. I found your post and I downgraded Express to 7.23.0.
How do I now proceed to install the map onto my PC? I don't see an option for this in Express. Can you explain what you did please?

[lkraus]

Map Details→ Options→ Install to Computer
NA here, but should be the same for Europe.

na.png (95.49 KiB) Viewed 218 times

[dhwalt]

Open Garmin Express 7.23.0.0
Ignore the GE update
A clean start - Garmin Express 7.23.0.0 > Settings > General Settings and untick Launch.. - ...running in the background... - Automatically open...
Connect the XT2 to Computer
Check for Updates
Click on Map Details > then Options
You should have Map Options (i.e. your current map), Reinstall Map and Install Map to Computer panels

Dave

[Snijderj]

Thank you very much Dave! I found it now, it turned out I had to disconnect the XT before this showed up.
I hope that Garmin will fix this issue in an update, I think the same problem cropped up with another update some time ago, and it was later fixed.

[Snijderj]

Map Details→ Options→ Install to Computer
NA here, but should be the same for Europe.
na.png

It should be the same, but it is not, as mentioned by dhwalt and myself. We don't have the Install to PC option with our Europe map.
This must be a bug.

[Peobody]

Wow, so GE 7.24.0.0 will not install a map to a PC when an XT2 is connected nor when the map is Europe. This is nuts!