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Installing Jan on Windows

Windows users

Step 1: Download the Installer

Download the Jan Installer from Jan.ai

Here, you should choose the Download for Windows

Step 2: Proceed the Windows Defender

You would come by the warning of Windows

Choose Run away to accept Jan.ai.

Wait till the Jan finish installation

Step 3: Download your first model

Click on Jan on your desktop to open.

Welcome to Jan home page. Choose Explore Models

You will be bring to the Model catalog.

You can always choose other models and other model versions by click on Show available Versions

• Note: Please choose the model suit your memory and RAM.

Choose the model with your favor and hit Download.

Step 4: Start the model

Step 5: Start the conversations

That's it. Have fun with LLMs.

Note:

As Jan is development mode, you might get stuck on a broken build.

To reset your installation:

1. Delete Jan Application from /Applications

2. Clear cache: rm -rf /Users/$(whoami)/Library/Application\ Support/jan-electron OR rm -rf /Users/$(whoami)/Library/Application\ Support/jan

3. If the above fail please use: ps aux | grep nitro // There is nitro and nitro_arm_64 or something kill -9 <PID> // kill it 1-by-1 and see if Jan still works