How to install BlueStacks on your Windows PC? A Step-by-Step Guide
In a nutshell
▶ Ever wanted to play those awesome Android games on a big screen? Then why don’t you? Yes, you can run any of those millions of Android apps on your desktop with this simple program called BlueStacks. Learn to install BlueStacks on your Windows PC from this article.
▶ The article has a step-by-step installation guide with screenshots which in particular is intended for beginners.
▶ Downloads:
- BlueStacks Download Link 1
- BlueStacks Download Link 2
- BlueStacks Download Link 3
- BlueStacks Download Page
▶ BlueStacks is compatible with Windows XP, Vista & 7. The compatibility with Windows 8 is expected to come with future releases.
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Every once in a while, I come across an Android app that I’d really love to have on my computer.
Even though the format might be more geared towards Smartphones, sometimes the presentation and functionality of an app would be more PC oriented. After all, Smartphones came only after computers.
Of course there are emulators to run apps on PC but they are not all that great. The performance suffers greatly and sometimes it’s harder to navigate or even use the app.
Enter BlueStacks, one of the coolest Windows applications that enables you to easily download and install your favourite Android apps on PC.
Now, all those millions of Android apps you ever wished for, can run on your PC. It will be just fun and more fun to be playing those Android games on a big screen. Don’t you agree?
Going a step further, BlueStacks also integrates with your PC. Just click on your My Computer and you will see a folder called Apps. Here, you can create shortcuts to the apps and put them on your desktop or start menu.
With most of the upcoming Android Apps being designed to work with that of tablet displays, the apps are perfectly suitable for desktops.
If you were wondering, let me tell you – Instead of your finger, you will be using a mouse. If you have a touch screen desktop, then you are free to use your fingers too.
BlueStacks also provides a few buttons on the bottom of the screen that stand in for the softkeys found on most Android devices. That will be of some great help too.
Now that you have know BlueStacks, lets see – How to install BlueStacks on your Windows PC?
Installing BlueStacks on your Windows PC
1. At first, download the BlueStacks setup file from this link here.
2. Once the download is complete, just double-click on the setup file to start the installation. Next, click on “Continue”
3. Up next, tick both the App Store access and App Notification as they are very much necessary for BlueStacks to run at its best. Now, click on “Install” button.
4. The installation would take a few minutes depending on your PC.
5. Once the installation is complete, the Home Screen looks like the one below:
6. You will find the search bar on the right top, just click on it and enter the application you would like to download and install.
7. For example, let’s say you want to install Angry Birds Star Wars, then all you need to is just type it in the search box as seen below and then click on “Install”.
8. You will then find 4 sources from where you can install Angry Birds Star Wars. The 4 sources are 1Mobile, GetJar, Amazon Apps and Google Play.
9. While you can directly download apps from 1mobile and GetJar, the Amazon Apps and Google Play need you to sign-in to download. But they are all free!
Just choose the source of your download and you will have the application installed in minutes.
Once installed, you can access all your apps from the “My Apps” section.
Downloads
- BlueStacks Download Link 1
- BlueStacks Download Link 2
- BlueStacks Download Link 3
- BlueStacks Download Page
OS Compatibility: BlueStacks is fully compatible with Windows XP, Vista & 7 (32 and 64 bit).
System Requirements:
- 1 GHz or faster processor
- 2 GB RAM.
- Minimum 800 MB free hard disk space.
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Final Thoughts
BlueStacks is a boon for PC users. Running those millions of Android Apps on PC is just incredible.
Even the high graphics games seem to work well on BlueStacks.
Technically, BlueStacks is still an emulator, but the experience one gets from it is just seamless. You don’t feel like playing the game or running the app on an emulator using BlueStacks.
You get access to almost all apps that you wish to have. I haven’t yet run into a situation where I was unable to find something that I was looking for.
Although BlueStacks is currently in “beta,” I must say it is well polished and works great.
So what are you waiting for? Install BlueStacks on your Windows PC today.
Let me know the apps you are installing on your PC from the comments below.
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i’m an user of bluestacks for sometime
since i am one of those rare breeds who still uses a dumb phone..i miss the functionality of certain apps i would like to use…for eg:whatsapp
bluestacks helps me to send free texts via the whatsapp application…though it does have its limitations like unable to import contacts from the phone and i have to manually enter the contacts…it serves my purpose in emergency situations or when i’m too lazy to get my phone
very true Saby
Its a wonderful application 
how to play a games with motion sensor in my pc?
I do use Blue Stacks quite often. Most games and utilities look and work fine. My children love to play on the PC, specially taken advantage of the big screen and direct text intro. The only limitation is that you still have to use the mouse and apps that relly on sensors or other propietary tablet extras wont work. Whatsapp is great to have it in your PC. I use it a lot. Can run on multitasking with windows, and the best is that as far as I know its the only way until now to run it on a PC. Greetings.
That’s nice to know Hiram
Have a great time with it 
i have installed it many times bt it always asks for graphics card…..the s/w didn’t run can u help me….
Most Android Games come with great graphics Nipun, that’s the reason you BlueStacks requires it.
i run bluestacks with on-board graphics on an nvidia 630i chipset…which is powered by integrated nvidia 7100 gpu..and have to sacrifice some ram to share it with my gpu….doesnt give me any errors
running windows 7 ultimate x32 (aero and all unnecessary features disabled)
2gb ram
core2duo and 4 year old motherboard
no dedicated graphics card
however display resolution set at 1024×768
Is there any way to apply proxy settings to bluestacks?
as of now, there are no such settings Apporv. They might introduce it in the future
Okhh thanks..
Thank you for all new information. I read the whole thread and you have mistake about the system requirements because i installed it on my laptop with 1 GB memory i got a warring message “You need at least 2 GB of memory to use this application”.
Thank you for the update Samer. However, my virtual machine was able to run the application with just 1GB RAM.
i have 1 gb ram with dual core processor.. whenever i install it in my comp it gives the warning “You need at least 2 GB of memory to use this application” and the installations stops.is there any way to install it in 1 gb ram.please help
It needs 2GB Rahul. Even if you try and install it in a 1GB Ram computer, you will face a lot of problems while running the apps.
Awesome!.. i luv android apps on PC!
check out my site too for free android apps!
okk thangs nikhil for the valuable help
my pleasure Rahul
i installed blue stacks.but i have a small problem with it.whenever i type anything in the search bar and press enter,the searching process is going on for a long time and still doesnt get over.second problem is,whenever i click on any app/game in the home screen of blue stacks itself,it shows the searching process in all 4 links.but after searching is done,it says an error with network connectivity.but sometimes,both these errors are not happening and my download is successfull(rarely).what is the problem with this nikhil?
is it because my internet connection is slow or anything else?
Sriram, you need to have a very good computer with high RAM and Graphic card. Else, you are bound to face a few problems..
i have a 4GB RAM computer(no graphics card),dual core processor.
is it good enough?
RAM is fine Sriram, but you definitely need to have a good graphic card
i am facing problem with network connectivity and not graphics nikhil.pls give me a solution for it?
dash board showing only 3 items.its not showing remaining icons like games/tools/messaging etc.pls find the screen shot
I can’t find the screen-shot Kranti.
Hi!
I tried to install bluestacks but while installing it does not finish properly and error says “windows vista SP2 required,null,null”…and it ends there with no further progress.Does this mean that I will not be able to install bluestack ever on windows vista?
Bluestacks is very specific about the requirements Ankur. Why don’t you upgrade to Windows Vista SP2.
Thank you so much. I have been lurking around in the net trying to find a way to install Temple Run for my PC but to no avail. Finally found this.. Thanks!
you are welcome Mridula..
hai nikhil im install bluestacks working but follwing error “blue stacks froentend is not responding “my system i3 2.63 ghz 4 gb ram .not graphics card.pls help me.not working in temple run .sorry my bad english
Bluestacks is very strict on requirements Jeya… It requires you to have a dedicated hard disk..
itz not wrkng… :/ its stop loading :/
Hi Mint, this has a lot to do with your PC specifications…
Why Does It Kepp O saying ‘Failed To Install Bluestacks’ Tough I’ve All The Requirements Necessary
That needs some trouble shooting Shiva.. Are you sure you have all the said requirements. Specially RAM and Graphic Card..
Hai,help me..what is the problem when I enable the appStore it always says that failure detected.Pls try again…what does it mean?tnks
try re-installing the application Reymar. You should know that Bluestacks is very strict on system requirements. If this doesn’t work out at all, try WindowsAndroid. Here is the download link http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390288116658471029
This software not install in my pc it shows me error doesn’t recognize youe graphics card.
Whats your Graphic card Rahul?
Please reply
after downloading the setup i double clicked on it.a window open saying installing bluestacks..and nothing else .its like 15 to 20 minutes its still installing blue stack..how much time wiil it take..?why its not going forward
i downloaded it completely but instead of home screen its showing a black screen..only home screen ,setting ,go back options there at bottom..but there is nothing else ,its blackkk …what to do..i click at home option but nothing happend,,
may be you don’t have the necessary requirements Fakeha.. Try again. Else uninstall and try WindowsAndroid.
All my attempts at installing BlueStack failed. Here is what I get each time:
BlueStacks installation failed.
Error 1316.A network error occurred while attempting to read from the file C:\Windows\Installer\HP Support Assistant.msi
please try WindowsAndroid..
What is WindowsAndroid – can one install it on a PC or a laptop? I use a HP Pvilion dv7 Notebook PC with Intel Core i7, 64-bit Operating System. Can I install WindowsAndroid onto it?
yes you can Vera..
Thanks – I’ll try that.
It won’t install properly and won’t work.
What is your system configuration?
What exactly do you mean by system configuration, and where can I find it?
Thanks in advance.
I mean, what’s your RAM Capacity? Do you have a graphic card? Which is your processor?
Processor: Intel Core i7-2630QM CPU @ 2.00GHz
2.00GHz
Installled memory (RAM): 8.00 GB
System type: 64-bit Operating System
I obviously have a graphic card since I do 3D artwork and even animation with Bryce and Daz, and I can watch various formats of videos online as well as edit and render my own videos, but I have no idea what my graphic card is and cannot find any reference to it anywhere, not sure where to look or what it would look like (name, model, etc.).
Is the above of any help to you?
Regards,
Vera
That’s a cool PC you have. I don’t understand why Blue stacks failed to work. Do you have windows 8 or Windows 7?
Blue Stacks was not installed
That’s been a big problem with the BlueStacks Sashin..