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title: "Installing on Windows | Nordlayer Help"
slug: "installing-on-windows"
status: "update"
updated: 2026-09-08T12:30:22Z
published: 2026-09-08T12:30:22Z
canonical: "help.nordlayer.com/installing-on-windows"
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# Installing on Windows

This guide will show you how to set up the NordLayer application on Windows. It requires Windows OS 10/11 (64-bit system).

## Downloading and installing:

1. You can access the Windows download links via the NordLayer [website](https://nordlayer.com/download/)
2. Once you have downloaded the NordLayer application via our website, go to your Downloads folder and double-click the NordLayerSetup.exe file that you have downloaded

![Windows Downloads folder displaying NordLayerSetup.exe application file](https://cdn.document360.io/fc1049cd-8f71-4b89-b9b8-dbca9fdcdd16/Images/Documentation/02@2x(6).png)

1. Installation window will pop up (you will be guided through all the necessary steps to complete the NordLayer installation)

![Windows NordLayer setup wizard welcome screen with Next and Cancel buttons](https://cdn.document360.io/fc1049cd-8f71-4b89-b9b8-dbca9fdcdd16/Images/Documentation/03@2x(7).png)

## Setting up the application:

1. Find the application shortcut on your Desktop and double-click it

![NordLayer app icon with mountain logo on blue background](https://cdn.document360.io/fc1049cd-8f71-4b89-b9b8-dbca9fdcdd16/Images/Documentation/04@2x(1).png)

1. Enter your Organization ID

![NordLayer welcome screen with organization ID field pre-filled with nordsec](https://cdn.document360.io/fc1049cd-8f71-4b89-b9b8-dbca9fdcdd16/Images/Documentation/05@2x(6).png)

1. Log into your account using your username and password or a 3rd party authentication (Google, Okta, Azure)

![NordLayer login form with email and password fields for testorg organization](https://cdn.document360.io/fc1049cd-8f71-4b89-b9b8-dbca9fdcdd16/Images/Documentation/06@2x(6).png)

1. Connect to either your organization's private gateway or a shared gateway

![Windows NordLayer app showing disconnected, connecting, and connected gateway states](https://cdn.document360.io/fc1049cd-8f71-4b89-b9b8-dbca9fdcdd16/Images/Documentation/3%20Windows%20App%20states(1).png)

1. The status will change to Connected

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