Installation Guide: Windows

So, you’re using a Windows computer, that’s swell. Let’s get you set up!

Oops, I’m not using Windows, can I start over?

Sure, no problem! Let’s get you back to the beginning..

1. Find the digital program in your Downloads

When you downloaded your digital program, your browser very likely saved it in your Downloads folder, which is a special location that Windows keeps open for you to receive files.

To get to your Downloads folder, click on your Start button at the bottom of your desktop:

the Windows Start button in the bottom taskbar

This will show your Start Menu popup window, where you can search for things in your computer. The search bar is at the top of the Start Menu popup window:

the search box at the top of the Start Menu on Windows

Type the phrase “File Explorer” (or just the single word “File” should suffice, as we did) to find your computer’s file management program, and then click on the File Explorer result to open it:

searching for the File Explorer using the Start Menu search box on Windows

After a moment, the File Explorer program window will display, where you can find your Downloads folder listed in the left side panel. Click it to show where you’ve downloaded The Clock Is Ticking digital program:

a view of The Clock Is Ticking digital program in a user's Downloads folder on Windows

You may have a bunch of other files listed there as well, representing lots of things you’ve downloaded over the years; that’s okay, just scroll down in the list until you find The Clock Is Ticking!

Optional Tip: Copy to the Desktop

Some people prefer to have the digital program on their Desktop for easy locating later. That’s not required, but we think it’s a great idea!

Just click once on the digital program, hold your mouse button down, and drag and drop it on your desktop. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy!

dragging and dropping to copy The Clock Is Ticking from the Downloads folder to the Desktop on Windows

2. Run the digital program

Now that you’ve found where the digital program was downloaded, you can just double-click on it to start using The Clock Is Ticking.

After a short moment to load, the digital program will display for you!

Tip: Notification popup

When you run the digital program for the first time, you may see a notification popup from your computer that looks like the following:

Don’t worry! There’s nothing wrong with the digital program, it just means that your computer doesn’t know about it yet. You can tell your computer that you definitely do want to run the digital program by clicking “More info” on that popup, which will reveal another button:

Screenshot of Microsoft message about protecting your PC

Click “Run anyway” and the digital program will start! Your computer will remember that you told it to run the digital program, so in the future when you want to adjust your Plan, you won’t need to worry about these notification popups.

3. configuration

The first time you run the digital program, you’ll be walked through a configuration process that explains what to expect and how to use your new digital program:

Configuration for The Clock Is Ticking on Windows

Take a few moments to read through each page of the configuration process, and then you’ll be ready to start filling out your personalized digital copy of The Clock Is Ticking!

Congratulations, and thank you!