Introduction[edit]

The Whonix ™-Windows-Installer for Windows is a simple and fast way to set-up Whonix ™ on a system running Microsoft Windows.

The Whonix ™ Windows Installer was developed with a focus on providing users with an fast and easy method to install Whonix ™ in Microsoft Windows. This gives users the opportunity to experiment with Whonix ™ in a familiar environment without the necessity of complex virtual machine imports or host operating system changes. When the whonix-installer.exe is executed, the latest VirtualBox version and both Whonix ™ VMs are seamlessly installed on the Windows machine. From there, users can immediately start using Whonix ™ with no further configuration required.^[1]

Screenshots[edit]

Figure: Run Whonix ™ Installer

Figure: Install Whonix

Figure: License Agreement

Figure: Extracting Files

Figure: Complete Whonix ™ Installation

Building from source[edit]

Preparation[edit]

Download a copy of this repository. Use its folder to collect required files for building.

https://github.com/Whonix/Whonix-Windows-Installer ^[archive]

Download the Whonix ™ VirtualBox XFCE image to the folder and renamed it to "whonix.ova"

../VirtualBox/XFCE ^[archive]

Download and install Inno Setup

http://www.jrsoftware.org/isdl.php ^[archive]

Whonix-UI executable in the folder

Built from source: ../Building_Whonix-UI_for_Windows ^[archive]

Download the newest "Windows hosts" VirtualBox installer to any location.

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads ^[archive]

Navigate in the commandline to that location and run

VirtualBox[Characters based on your version].exe -extract

VirtualBox[Characters based on your version].exe -extract

A window will open telling you where its files have been extracted. Navigate to this folder, rename VirtualBox[Characters based on your version]amd64.msi to virtualbox_x64.msi and move it to the repository/build folder.

Building[edit]

Your build folder should have at least:

license.txt
logo.ico
virtualbox_x64.msi
Whonix.exe
Whonix.iss
whonix.ova

Optional: Open Whonix.iss and change AppVersion. Set Compression as desired (https://documentation.help/Inno-Setup/topic_setup_compression.htm ^[archive])

Right-click Whonix.iss and select Compile (Or inside Inno Setup select Build → Compile). The executable is in Output.

Note: If the .ova becomes greater than 2GB, Whonix.iss must be set to use DiskSpanning=Yes. This will output an .exe and .bin file. To combine, add 7za.exe and 7zSD.sfx to the 7zip folder. Open 7zip/make self extract.bat, which combines everything in Output into a .7z archive and then into a self-extracting-and-running .exe.

Obtaining 7zSD.sfx and 7za.exe[edit]

http://www.7-zip.org/download.html ^[archive]

7zSD.sfx Download the 7-zip compressed archive file and extract it.

7za.exe Download the .7z compressed archive file under 7-Zip 16.04 Extra and extract it.

Forum Discussion[edit]

https://forums.whonix.org/t/testing-whonix-installer-for-windows/2987/210 ^[archive]

Deprecated Installer[edit]

There used to be a version of this installer based on NSIS which has been discontinued, due to stability and a host of other issues. It can still be found here: https://github.com/Whonix/Whonix-Windows-Installer-deprecated ^[archive]

Footnotes[edit]

↑ While no further action is required to install or configure the Whonix ™ VMs, it is possible (in some cases) that host bios settings or workarounds for VirtualBox bugs will require user intervention. These are not Whonix ™ issues.

Whonix ™ is Supported by Evolution Host DDoS Protected VPS. Stay private and get your VPS with Bitcoin or Monero.

	100px
Fosshost	About Advertisements

Follow:

Support:

Donate:

Love Whonix ™ and want to help spread the word? You can start by telling your friends or posting news about Whonix ™ on your website, blog or social media.

Priority Support | Investors | Professional Support