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How do I install Korva on Windows?

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The simplest way is the Microsoft Store. Search for Korva or use the Store badge on korva.korsund.com/download, then click Get or Install. The Store keeps Korva updated and shows no warning screen. You can also download Installer (.exe) from the download page and run it; if Windows says Windows protected your PC, click More info, then Run anyway.

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Microsoft Store, or korva.korsund.com/download, then Windows, then Installer (.exe)

Korva runs on 64-bit Windows 10 and Windows 11. There are two ways to install it. Both give you the same app, and you don’t need an account.

  1. Go to the download page and click the Microsoft Store badge, or open the Microsoft Store app and search for Korva.
  2. Click Get (or Install).
  3. When it’s done, open Korva from the Start menu.

The Store installs new versions of Korva for you, and Windows doesn’t show a SmartScreen warning for Store apps.

The top of Korva’s download page on Windows: Download for Windows and the Microsoft Store badge
On a Windows PC the download page offers the installer and the Microsoft Store.
  1. Microsoft Store
  2. Download for Windows

Install with the installer from the Korva site

  1. On the download page, under Windows, click Download on the Installer (.exe) card.
  2. Open the downloaded file from your Downloads folder.
  3. If a blue Windows protected your PC screen appears, click More info, then Run anyway. This appears because the installer isn’t code-signed yet. See Windows protected your PC.
  4. Follow the installer’s steps.
  5. Open Korva from the Start menu or the desktop shortcut.
The Windows cards on the download page: Installer (.exe) and MSI package (.msi)
Most people want the Installer (.exe). The .msi is for IT departments.
  1. Installer (.exe)
What SmartScreen shows: click More info, then Run anyway
An illustration from our download page. The real screen comes from Windows.

Open Korva the first time

The start screen appears. From here you can open a .pub file, start a blank page or pick a template.

Korva’s start screen on first launch, with Open a file and the Free plan note
On the Free plan, the note under the buttons says what Free includes.
  1. Open a file…
  2. What Free includes

Next: open your first .pub file or take the tour of the Korva window.

Update or remove Korva

  • Store installs are updated by the Store. If you used the .exe, Korva checks for new versions when it starts and asks before it installs anything. See How do I update Korva?
  • To remove Korva, open Settings, then Apps, then Installed apps, find Korva, and choose Uninstall. Your .kva files, PDFs and .pub files are not touched.

If it still doesn’t work

Windows protected your PC, and there’s no Run anyway button

Click More info first; Run anyway appears after that. If your PC is managed by work or school, your IT team may block apps from outside the Store. Install from the Microsoft Store instead. See Windows protected your PC.

My antivirus stopped the installer

Check that the file came from korva.korsund.com/download or the Microsoft Store. Compare its SHA-256 checksum with the one on the download page (open PowerShell and run certutil -hashfile followed by the file name and SHA256). If they match, the file is the one we published. Or install from the Microsoft Store.

I double-click a .pub file and Korva doesn’t open

Korva doesn’t open .pub files by double-click yet. Open Korva first, then use File, then Open. See Open a Publisher file.

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Still stuck?

Korva’s developer reads every message. In Korva, choose Help › Contact Support, or email us. If a file won't open or looks wrong, attach it (or a PDF of how it should look) and we'll check it.

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