How to Install Clash Verge on Windows

Installing Clash Verge on Windows takes about a minute. The three things that actually trip people up are: grabbing the wrong installer, the SmartScreen popup, and a blank window caused by a missing WebView2 runtime. Let's handle all three in order.

Step 1: Pick the right installer

On the download page (or GitHub Releases) you'll find four Windows executables:

• x64-setup.exe — 64-bit Intel/AMD systems. This is the one almost everyone wants;
• arm64-setup.exe — Snapdragon-based Windows laptops (Surface Pro X and friends);
• Builds with fixed_webview2 in the name — the same app with the WebView2 runtime bundled in; the fix for stripped-down Windows images or machines that show a blank window.

Not sure whether you're on ARM? Press Win + Pause and check the "System type" line.

Step 2: Run the installer

1. Double-click the exe. If the blue "Windows protected your PC" screen appears, click More info → Run anyway. Open-source projects don't buy code-signing certificates, so SmartScreen flags them as "unrecognized" — that's expected, as long as the file came from the official Releases;
2. Keep the default install path and click through;
3. After installation, the cat icon appears in the system tray.

Step 3: First-launch checklist

1. Open the Profiles page and import your subscription;
2. Go to Settings and flip on System Proxy;
3. Pick a low-latency node on the Proxies page. Your browser should now work.

Blank window or won't start?

A white/empty window is almost always WebView2. Check Settings → Apps for "WebView2" — if it's missing, install Microsoft's Evergreen runtime, or simply reinstall using the fixed_webview2 build. For other startup errors, see the error reference.