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Step 2 of 5

Install and pair the desktop app

Your Windows device connects Hookmode to the MetaTrader 5 terminal. Install the desktop app, then pair it with your workspace.

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Before you start

Do this on the Windows PC that will run the trades. Everything here happens once per machine.

  1. 01

    Download the desktop app

    Open the account menu in the web app and click Download desktop app, or use the direct download below. Run the installer on the Windows device that will execute your trading instructions.

    Download the Windows installer

  2. 02

    Review the installer warnings

    Beta builds are not code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may show “Windows protected your PC” on first run. Verify that you downloaded the installer from Hookmode, read the warning, and decide whether to continue.

    On Windows 11 PCs with Smart App Control turned on, the unsigned beta installer may be blocked. Do not turn off a Windows security protection just to install the beta unless you have reviewed Microsoft's current guidance and accept the trade-off. Re-enable behavior depends on your Windows version and updates.

    Read Microsoft's Smart App Control guidance

  3. 03

    Open the desktop app

    The first launch shows the Welcome to Hookmode screen. It sends you to the web app for a pairing code. When you have the code, click Enter the code.

    The Welcome to Hookmode screen of the desktop app on first launch: two numbered steps (open the web app and click Pair device, then enter the 6-digit code it shows) and an Enter the code button.
    The desktop app on first launch, before pairing.
  4. 04

    Create a pairing code

    In the web app open Accounts, then the Devices tab, and click Pair device. Name the device. A 6-digit code appears, valid for 10 minutes and usable only once.

    The Pair device dialog in the Hookmode web app showing a 6-digit pairing code to enter on the device.
    Accounts → Devices tab → Pair device: the code, valid 10 minutes.
  5. 05

    Pair the device

    Enter the code in the desktop app, or accept the one-click offer when the app detects the pairing from the same network. The Pair device dialog changes to Device paired. Click Add account to add your MetaTrader 5 account to this device now, or Done to do it later.

  6. 06

    Review the power settings

    The Power settings dialog opens once: Keep PC awake, Ignore the power button, Start with Windows, Keep network adapters on. The last one asks for admin rights. On a dedicated machine, turn all four on. Reopen the dialog later from the gear menu → Device → Power settings.

    The Power settings dialog of the Hookmode desktop app: Keep PC awake, Ignore the power button, Start with Windows, Keep network adapters on.
    The Power settings dialog. On a dedicated machine, turn all four on.
  7. 07

    Keep the app running

    Closing the window hides the app to the tray; quit from the tray or the gear menu. Updates download automatically. A “Restart now” toast appears when one is ready.

If something goes wrong

Code expired
Make a new one from the Devices page. The old code is revoked.
Five wrong codes
Five wrong codes within 15 minutes close the connection. Wait, then retry.
Reset PC
“Pair again” on the Devices page re-links a reset PC, but every account password must be entered again on the desktop.