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title: "Installing Wasabi Explorer for Windows"
slug: "how-do-i-use-wasabi-explorer-for-windows-with-wasabi"
updated: 2026-01-20T15:51:31Z
published: 2026-01-20T15:51:31Z
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# Installing Wasabi Explorer for Windows

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If you are a Mac user, see [Installing Wasabi Explorer for Mac](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/how-do-i-use-wasabi-explorer-for-mac-with-wasabi).

# Prerequisites

- Valid Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage account
- Wasabi [access and secret keys](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/creating-a-user-account-and-access-key)
- Minimum system requirements
  - Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
  - 1.4 GHz 64-bit processor
  - 512 MB RAM, 100 MB minimum disk space, Gigabit (10/100/1000baseT) Ethernet adapter
- Minimum Windows OS:
  - Windows 7/8/10
  - Windows Server 2008 or higher

## Installing Wasabi Explorer

1. Download the Wasabi Explorer Install package (updated February 2025, v6.7.0.22 Windows only):

[](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/WasabiExplorerSetup_v6.7.0.22_netv4.6.2.exe)WasabiExplorerSetup_v6.7.0.22_netv4.6.28.65 MB[**](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/WasabiExplorerSetup_v6.7.0.22_netv4.6.2.exe)
2. Install Wasabi Explorer by following the prompts in the installation package.
3. When prompted to enter an email address, you can use the same email address used with your Wasabi account.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/image-7QOKEXDI.png)
4. Click **Register**.
5. Enter valid access and secret keys from your Wasabi account to connect the Wasabi Explorer application to your storage account. Optionally, you can choose to use SSL.

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6. Click **Test Connection**to verify that the key set is validated and Wasabi Explorer can communicate with Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage. You will receive the Connection Success message if connectivity and key validation are successful.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/image-0JB6ZCPM.png)
7. Click **Close**for the connection success message.
8. Click **OK**to add the new account for Wasabi Explorer.
9. Once the Wasabi connection is built, you will see the Wasabi logo on the list of Registered Accounts. You can click **Close**to complete the registration.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/bef0a1ea-7768-4d5a-b520-c4fe2f7fafad/Images/Documentation/image-OX4ARHL5.png)