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Windows Install Guide

howismywifi for Windows is a native app with live charts, one-click capture, and automatic updates. Requires Windows 10 or later. No Python or Git needed.

On your PC the app is named WiFi Monitor — search for that in the Start menu.

1 Download

Download the installer.

Download Installer

2 Install

Run WiFiMonitor-setup.exe. Windows may show a SmartScreen warning the first time:

Click "More info", then click "Run anyway" to proceed with the installation. The app will install and launch automatically.

No "Run anyway" button? Some Windows configurations block the option. Instead: right-click WiFiMonitor-setup.exe in your Downloads folder, select Properties, check "Unblock" at the bottom of the General tab, click Apply, then double-click the installer to run it normally.

Why the warning? Windows SmartScreen shows a warning for installers that haven't yet reached a large install base. The app is safe to install — see the About page for the source code.

3 First run

Enter a location and network name, then start your first capture. howismywifi will begin measuring latency, throughput, DNS, and more with live charts updating in real time.

Captures are saved to Documents\WiFi Monitor\captures\.

What's Included

Live latency chart with ICMP, UDP, TCP, HTTP, DNS, and QUIC protocols
Speed tests with download and upload measurements
WiFi signal monitoring with SSID auto-detection
8 results charts: latency timeline, loss heatmap, speed tests, signal, DNS/QUIC, throughput, traceroute
Test history with search, sort, and reload
Auto-upload, on by default — captures are published publicly; see Privacy & Data Handling
Auto-update — checks for new versions on launch

Updates are automatic. After the initial install, howismywifi checks for updates on launch and installs them in the background.

Prefer the command line? howismywifi is also available as a Python CLI tool for Windows, macOS, and Linux. See the CLI install guide.