# Windows MakeCode offline editor will not install
**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/windows-makecode-offline-editor-will-not-install/3627
**Category:** Maker
**Created:** [September 25, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/windows-makecode-offline-editor-will-not-install/3627 "2020-09-25T16:15:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@DanielKat](https://forum.makecode.com/u/DanielKat)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/windows-makecode-offline-editor-will-not-install/3627/1 "2020-09-25T16:15:41Z")
Windows 10 does not recognize the downloaded file “makecode-ev3-setup-win64.exe” as being an executable file from [https://pxt.azureedge.net](https://pxt.azureedge.net), from web page [https://makecode.mindstorms.com/offline-app](https://makecode.mindstorms.com/offline-app)
Please fix ASAP.
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### Author:  [@jwunderl](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jwunderl)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/windows-makecode-offline-editor-will-not-install/3627/2 "2020-09-25T17:57:08Z")
Hm, the file downloaded and installed on my windows 10 device; do you have any more details you can share? If you click the windows button on the keyboard and open the `About your pc` page, it should give information about your device; the `System type` entry under `Device specifications` and the `Windows Specifications` section would be helpful.
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### Author:  [@DanielKat](https://forum.makecode.com/u/DanielKat)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/windows-makecode-offline-editor-will-not-install/3627/3 "2020-09-25T18:59:37Z")
I finally found the page that downloaded the offline editor from:
[https://makecode.mindstorms.com/offline-app](https://makecode.mindstorms.com/offline-app)
Scroll to the bottom, check the box, download and install the Widows version.
It would not open. Others have tried it and filed too.
Dan Katanski
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### Author:  [@UnsignedArduino](https://forum.makecode.com/u/UnsignedArduino)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/windows-makecode-offline-editor-will-not-install/3627/4 "2020-09-25T19:24:49Z")
You might have to re-name the downloaded file to have a `.exe ` extension.
So if the file name is `amd64`, rename it to `amd64.exe` (or whatever, just make sure it ends in `.exe`)
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### Author:  [@jwunderl](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jwunderl)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/windows-makecode-offline-editor-will-not-install/3627/5 "2020-09-25T19:30:17Z")
Yes, that is the right page; the same file works on my machine so I need more information to identify what’s causing it to fail to open. Are you perhaps using a 32 bit or ARM device? The System type value on the `about your pc` info page will tell you what type it is.
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### Author:  [@UnsignedArduino](https://forum.makecode.com/u/UnsignedArduino)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2020, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/windows-makecode-offline-editor-will-not-install/3627/6 "2020-09-25T19:44:05Z")
When I downloaded it, the file was named like `amd64`. That’s it. No extension