Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems (OS). Many different Bitcoin related software programs run on Windows - many of these also run on other operating systems. This tag can be used for a problem that seems to be specific to Microsoft WIndows.
Questions tagged [windows]
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How do I build Bitcoin source in Windows 7?
I am trying to build the current Bitcoin source in Windows 7x64 - Does anyone know of an idiot-proof tutorial? Some of the steps in the included doc give me errors.
When I try to tar openssl with msys, I get symlink errors.
Is there a better…
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Why are coin miners (such as GUIMiner) a "threat" in Windows Defender?
I opened up my GUIMiner and I got a rather unfriendly "Win32/CoinMiner" threat of "Medium."
I installed this program knowingly, so should I be concerned? Is this just a problem because people have been installing miners on people's machine…
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How do I configure the Bitcoin client for SSL on Windows?
Specifically I would like to connect to bitcoind from an outside system but I'm concerned about security. I've seen where others have said that SSL support is built into the Bitcoin client but how do I configure it and what front-ends are…
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Why does merely having Windows Media Player open double my GPU hashrate?
I'm using poclbm to mine under Windows... processor is an AMD A6-3400M with integrated Radeon HD 6250G GPU. When Windows Media Player is closed, I get a rate of 16 megahashes/second, but when it is open (even if stopped or paused) poclbm reports a…
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Why does poclbm acquire 100% CPU?
I recently switched from WinXP32bit to Windows7. While under XP poclbm took about 5% CPU Time of one core, now it uses one core with 100%. Is there a specific reason for that?
I now use AMD/ATI OpenCL1.1 and poclbm with poclbm.exe -device=0 -v…
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Is there a command line Bitcoin CPU miner for Windows?
Is there a Bitcoin miner that I can run using the command line on Windows? I want a CPU miner, not a GPU miner.
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How do you apply "-zapwallettxes" on Windows?
On May 27 I tried to sell some Bitcoins(for the first time). Since that day the transaction is in the status "unconfirmed". The amount is booked from my wallet, but isn't booked to my bank account.
The solution I found to solve my problem was to…
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Is there a Bitcoin gadget for Windows 7?
Is there a Bitcoin gadget for Windows 7, which features conversion rate with EUR? (i.e. EUR/BTC)
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Interoperability of Bitcoin clients
Is it possible to operate on the same wallet from multiple devices? If I run, for example Android on a device, and Windows/Linux on another, how do I share the same private key(s) of my wallet between these device so I can send money from any of…
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Should I be worried that bitcoincore.org now suddenly only provides an "unsigned" Bitcoin Core installer?
My security script for downloading and verifying new versions of Bitcoin Core barked at me the other day, when the new v0.21.1 was released. (Which still is nowhere to be found on bitcoin.org, BTW.)
At first, I thought it was a temporary glitch, but…
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Environment for building Bitcoin core in Windows
I'd like to try building the Bitcoin core source in Windows. The instructive materials I've found take too much for granted. What environment needs to be installed before building? Can it be built in Visual Studio, or is it one of those…
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Starting out with Armory - can I make it go faster?
Does anyone know of a way to make Armory do an initial sync any faster? I've downloaded the blockchain but so far it's been processing/synchronizing with the network for 17 hours, and it claims it has 11 hours more to go, but I suspect it will be…
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How can I copy the blockchain from my working client for use with a live CD savings wallet?
I have the Bitcoin client installed on my Windows PC, but I want to set up a savings wallet with better security that I access with an Ubuntu live CD. I don't want to have to download the entire blockchain though - can I use my blockchain from…
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How to build Bitcoin binaries for Windows on Ubuntu using cross-compile
I am trying to build Bitcoin 0.13 for Windows. I've always used this guide for building previous versions. Now seems that developers have changed their mind regarding Windows, and the new way seems cross-compile from Ubuntu. I have followed step by…
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What are test_bitcoin.exe and test_bitcoin-qt.exe?
These two binaries appeared in Bitcoin Core a few versions ago, but I don't remember ever seeing an explanation of what they are and what you would use them for.
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