How to set up Clawbot (OpenClaw) on Windows

Clawdbot is “making waves” in the world of AI technology. You don’t need a Mac Mini to run this year’s hottest AI virtual assistant software. This is How to install Clawdbot on Windows.

What is Clawdbot?

Clawdbot is a self-hosted, open source AI assistant that works right in your messaging apps (WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Slack, Signal, even iMessage). Unlike ChatGPT which requires you to visit a website, Clawdbot comes to you right where you are.

What makes Clawdbot special:

• Persistent memory — it remembers what the user provided yesterday.
• Proactive — it can contact users with summaries, reminders, alerts
• Full access to your computer — browse the web, fill out forms, run commands, automate tasks
• Always available — available 24/7 so always there when you need us

Minimum system requirements to run Clawdbot

• 2GB RAM and 2 CPU cores for basic chat functionality
• 4GB+ RAM if you want browser automation features or more intensive workflows
• 20GB of storage for apps, chat history, and workspace files
• Node.js runtime environment
• Stable network connection.

How to install Clawdbot (OpenClaw) on Windows

1. First, open the menu Start > find PowerShell. Now click Run as Administrator.

2. Paste the following command into the PowerShell window > press Enter.

iwr -useb https://openclaw.ai/install.ps1 | iex

3. The Node.js installation starts with Clawdbot on the PC.
4. Select Yes when the installer asks if you want to continue.

5. Now choose the model provider that will provide the “power” for the Clawdbot AI agent to run.
6. Selected article OpenAIbut you can choose Anthropic or any other AI model.

7. To get your OpenAI API key, go to platform.openai.com/api-keys and log in with your account.
8. Click Create new secret key and copy API key.

9. Paste the API key into the PowerShell window and press the key Enter.

10. Choose an AI model. Here we continue with codex-mini-latest.

11. Choose a channel you can skip.
12. Then choose No when asked to configure skills. You can also do this later.
13. Finally, ignore this option and add the hook. It will start the Gateway service installation.

14. Once the installation is complete, you will see an “Onboarding complete” message in PowerShell and a new tab will open in your browser.
15. That’s it! Clawdbot is already running successfully on your computer, and you don’t even need a Mac Mini.
16. Now just type clawdbot gateway in PowerShell to start the service.

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Above is how to install Clawdbot on Windows, no need for Mac Mini. As you can see, installing this AI is not difficult. Wish you success!