There appears to be a bug in the web site here
Mac not Windows instruction is given users here
when a user clicks to request IDE install instructions for Windows he gets this instead:
Just tried it from here and ended up with the correct page.
Can you link the page you started with first in case I got the wrong one ?
I started HERE
Hello Bob,
My Chrome browser is still getting mis-directed and getting Mac(os) guidance info instead of windows installation guidance when I click on "Windows" from this page.
https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide
normally I go to arduino.cc then click software, then in the IDE 1.8.19 download area I click on INSTALLATION GUIDANCE.. to get to the page which offers this "Windows" option..
I hope that is clear .. is it?
OK that's better I can now confirm there is an issue.
By the way , if I use the "I start HERE" starting point you provided and referenced it's link.. I do get the correct Windows IDE 1 installation info.. and page displayed but the problem is I don't know how you found that starting point in the 1st place.. and as a noob I would not know if IDE 1 is the web or the 1.8.19, or the RC2 Rev3 or what... The sequence and path I followed seems the most likely that a lot of users would follow..does it not? does that Page's "Windows" link work for you as someone new and coming to the Arduino site for the 1st time might follow?
Bob,
thanks for moving this thread out of the Programming forum to this one.. and for looking into this. You guys do a fantastic job with maintaining and supporting the Forum.. While looking at the link could you also consider this mod too? I find it hard to know which is the Auto-Install .exe version, and had big troubles after installing the .zip version of the IDE1.
Whole topic has been passed upstairs.
@pert was also designated.
A little patience may be needed as Arduino essentially works on Italian time and weekdays.
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