2 Ways to Install Whatsapp on Laptop / PC (Complete + Picture)

The chat application that is very popular as it is today is Whatsapp. The Whatsapp application is in great demand by the public because it is very easy to use. Not only that, the features contained in the Whatsapp application are also very useful for our daily lives.

Mainstay features of the Whatsapp application are video calls, voice calls and chats. We can do these activities easily, both from smartphones and desktops.

Did you know that using Whatsapp can be used directly through a desktop computer without using a browser? You can download and install the Whatsapp application on your desktop computer via the Whatsapp website as well as from the Microsoft Store and Apple App Store.

How to Install Whatsapp on Laptop / PC

And what you need to know is that to be able to use the Whatsapp application on a desktop computer, it can only be done if your computer uses Windows 8.1 or the latest Windows. And for Apple products, it can only be used on macOS 10.0 or the latest macOS.

If your computer has another version or the version below the one mentioned earlier, you can enjoy the Whatsapp browser application. Here’s how to install WhatsApp on a laptop / PC:

1. The first step you have to do is download the Whatsapp application. You can download it at the Microsoft Store or at the https://www.whatsapp.com/download link.

As in the picture, you have to download it according to your desktop computer. For Windows computers, the number of bits must be 64 bits. As for Mac, it must be macOS 10.10 or later.

In this tutorial I am using Windows. Click Download For Windows (64 – BIT).

2. After downloading the Whatsapp application, you can open the folder where the application has been downloaded. Double-click on the Whatsapp application that was downloaded earlier.

3. Next you have to wait a while until the application is finished installing on your desktop computer. And if it is finished installing, then the Whatsapp application will appear a QR Code like this. This QR Code is useful for you to scan on your smartphone.

Scan QR WhatsApp

QR Code or Quick Response Code is a barcode that has two dimensions. Which QR Code can store data. The QR Code is also used by the desktop WhatsApp application as a condition for entering your WhatsApp account into the desktop WhatsApp application.

Here’s how to Scan WhatsApp QR that you can do:

1. First, you have to open your WhatsApp application which is on your smartphone. After that you will find three dots in the upper right corner of the application. Click the three dots.

2. Then several menus will appear, from these menus you have to click WhatsApp Web.

3. After that you will be taken to the Scan code page. Therefore, you must prepare your desktop computer that has the Whatsapp application installed and has displayed the QR Code that will be scanned.

To scan, you have to click Okay, I understand.

4. Not long after, the Whatsapp application displays the camera as shown in the image below. And it’s time for you to point the camera at the QR Code that has appeared on the Whatsapp desktop computer application.

5. To check which devices are logged into your Whatsapp account, you can check it on the following page. And on the page below, the desktop computer device is logged in or active on your Whatsapp account.

6. Here’s what the WhatsApp application looks like on a desktop computer.

Those are the steps on how to install WhatsApp on a laptop / PC. Hopefully the above method can help you install the WhatsApp application on your laptop or PC.

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