--- title: "How do I install Mixroadie on Windows? | Mixroadie help" description: "Run the installer, get past the Windows warning once, then open Mixroadie from the Start menu and press Install." url: "https://mixroadie.com/help/install-on-windows/" --- # How do I install Mixroadie on Windows? Run the installer, get past the Windows warning once, then open Mixroadie from the Start menu and press Install. Updated 28 October 2026 Mixroadie runs on Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit) with [REAPER](https://www.reaper.fm/download.php) 6.83 or newer. Windows on ARM needs Windows 11 and runs Mixroadie under x64 emulation. 32-bit Windows is not supported. 1. **Quit REAPER.** The installer sets up the Mixroadie panel and its keyboard shortcut in REAPER, and the shortcut can’t be added while REAPER is open. 2. **[Download Mixroadie](https://mixroadie.com/download/)** for Windows. 3. **Keep the file.** Edge may say the file “isn’t commonly downloaded”. Click **⋯**, then **Keep**, then **Show more** ▸ **Keep anyway**. Chrome may ask with a single **Keep** button. 4. **Run the installer.** Windows shows “Windows protected your PC”. Click **More info**, check the file name is the Mixroadie installer, then click **Run anyway**. See [Why does Windows warn me about Mixroadie?](https://mixroadie.com/help/windows-warning/) 5. **Open Mixroadie from the Start menu and press Install.** It takes about two minutes, finds REAPER and sets Mixroadie up in it. ## What the installer asks - **Help improve Mixroadie:** an optional box for anonymous usage statistics. It starts unticked. - **Where the AI runs:** on your PC, in the cloud with your own API key, or through your Claude or ChatGPT app. You can also decide later. See [Which AI model should I choose?](https://mixroadie.com/help/which-ai-model/) - **Your licence:** start the free trial with your email address, paste a licence key, or press **Later**. ## What it installs No admin password and no system software. Everything stays in your own user folder. Mixroadie appears in the Start menu and under **Settings ▸ Apps** like any other program. If the install can’t download the parts for the built-in AI model (no internet, for example), it still finishes without that model. Run it again later to add it. ## Next [Open Mixroadie in REAPER](https://mixroadie.com/help/open-mixroadie-in-reaper/) with **Ctrl+Shift+R**. Still stuck? Write to us with your computer (Mac or Windows and its version), your REAPER version and what you see. A screenshot helps.