Which forum should I be asking for help in downloading Arduino IDE for Windows. I have tried several times and I get taken to something called Microsoft Shop. When I downloaded my first IDE, got to decide where I put directories etc. I want to install the IDE as PORTABLE.
Thank you for reading this and please tell me which forum I should be asking this question.
On the download page, there are three links for Windows users:
Windows Installer, for Windows XP and up
Windows ZIP file for non admin install
Windows app Requires Win 8.1 or 10 Get
You need to ignore that alluring "Get" button, which is for the app version, and click on the actual words for the non-app download. You can run either the "Windows Installer, for Windows XP and up" or "Windows ZIP file for non admin install" versions of the Arduino IDE in portable mode.
And by the way, this is a fairly common issue that I have reported to the Arduino developers: