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By releasing the beta version, BlueStacks with many new features and superior operations, users will feel like they are using an Internet browser, not an operating system emulator.
BlueStacks 5 introduction video
How to download and install BlueStacks 5 on Windows
The process of installing BlueStacks 5 is very simple, just go through the following steps:
1. Visit the company's website and download BlueStacks 5.
2. Launch the installer and wait for it to complete the process.
3. Once finished, BlueStacks 5 automatically opens, taking you to the main screen.
After successfully installing BlueStacks 5 , you can search for games on Play Store and download them just like on your phone. This process happens almost automatically within a few minutes. However, in case you need more help, here are the details on how to install BlueStacks beta 5 Android emulator software .
Requires system configuration to install BlueStacks 5
Minimum requirements
- Operating system: Microsoft Windows 7 or higher.
- Processor: Intel or AMD.
- RAM: 2GB RAM (Note that disk capacity of 2GB or more cannot be substituted for RAM).
- Hard drive: 5 GB available.
- Install using PC administrator rights.
- Update the graphics driver from Microsoft or the chipset vendor.
Requires recommended configuration
- Operating system: Microsoft Windows 10.
- Processor: Intel or AMD multi-core with single-thread benchmark score > 1000.
- Graphics: Intel/Nvidia/ATI, Onboard or Discrete with benchmark score >= 750.
- Enable virtualization on PC/laptop.
- RAM: 8GB or more.
- Hard drive: SSD (or Fusion/Hybrid drive).
- Internet: Broadband connection to access games, accounts and related content.
- Update graphics drivers from Microsoft and chipset vendors to the latest version.
You can install BlueStacks even when installing virtual machines such as Microsoft Virtual PC, VMWare Workstation, Oracle Virtualbox... However, note that performance issues may occur.
The installation process of BlueStacks 5 is completely automatic right after you click on its installation file on your PC as initially instructed above.
After installing BlueStacks 5 , before starting to play Android games on PC, you need to link the software with your Google account to access important services like Play Store. BlueStacks will prompt you to do this very simply by entering the name and password of the Google account you are using.
If for some reason you don't see the Google setup screen after opening BlueStacks, you can still add an account via the Android settings menu on the home screen, under Accounts .
Upgrade BlueStacks 5 from the old version
If you have already installed BlueStacks 4 on your PC, you do not need to do anything else because BlueStacks is already installed as a standalone version. Until the BlueStacks 5 beta period ends, you should still use BlueStacks 4 as your primary Android emulator.
Above is how to download and install BlueStacks 5 on Windows. You can explore the unique features of BlueStacks 5 on WebTech360. Hope the article is useful to you.
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