Tutorial

After downloading and installing Clash for Windows, you can configure Clash for Windows through Clash for Windows User Guide.

Add configuration file

There are generally two ways to add a configuration file:

• Remote subscription address
• Local configuration file

Generally, the remote subscription address (URL import) and local configuration file (local file drag and drop import) are provided by the node service provider.

Remote subscription address

The remote subscription address is imported through a URL link. Generally, service providers will directly provide the Clash node address. Just copy the node subscription address provided by the service provider, as shown in the figure below:

Then click the menu Configuration on the left side of the interface, fill in the URL connection address just copied in the top input box and click Download. After the download is complete, click the corresponding configuration file to add the configuration file, as shown in the figure below.

Local configuration file

The local configuration file is imported by dragging and dropping the local file. It is generally used when it cannot be imported through the remote subscription address. You can try to download the configuration file in the browser and import it directly by dragging and dropping or clicking Import to import it, as shown in the figure below.

Select a proxy node

After adding it as a subscription address, you need to select a proxy node to use. Click the Proxy tab on the left side of the software main interface. The default proxy rule in the upper right corner of the software is Rule. There are four main proxy modes:

• Rule: All requests are diverted according to the configuration file rules

• Global: All requests are sent directly to the proxy server

• Direct connection: All requests are sent directly to the destination, that is, no proxy is used

• Script: All requests are diverted according to the script file rules

The global mode may cause domestic traffic to be accessed through the proxy. In addition to the network slowing down, it will also consume package traffic. The advantage of the rule mode is to distinguish between domestic and foreign traffic. Only foreign websites within the rules will go through the proxy, which will not affect the domestic access speed and save package traffic. So if there is no special need, generally select Rule.

Then, click the left mouse button to select a node in the expanded node group, as shown in the figure below:

Enable proxy

To enable the proxy, click the Home tab in the menu on the left side of the interface, find System proxy and turn it on. The button is green when it is turned on, as shown in the figure below.

After starting the proxy, the icon in the system tray will change to a golden cat. The following is a description of the system tray icon color.

Set to start automatically at boot

To set to start automatically at boot, click the Home tab in the menu on the left side of the interface, find Startup automatically at boot and turn it on. The button is green when it is turned on, as shown in the figure below.

Update configuration files

Click Configuration in the menu on the left side of the interface, and click Update All to update all configuration files, as shown in the figure below.