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Google Authenticator for Windows 10 - Free Download

Google LLC · Tools
3.9 (684,595) out of 5 on Google Play on Google Play
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  • 8.9 MB
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About Google Authenticator

Looking for Google Authenticator on Windows 10? This page covers the latest version, with screenshots, app details and a simple emulator walkthrough for 64-bit and 32-bit PCs.

Google Authenticator from Google LLC is a tools app that is normally installed on a phone. Here we explain how people use it on a Windows 10 PC instead. Quick numbers from Google Play: 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play and a rating of 3.9 out of 5.

“Google Authenticator adds an extra layer of security to your online accounts by adding a second step of verification when you sign in.”

Google Authenticator screenshots

Google Authenticator screenshot 1 on Windows 10

Install Google Authenticator on Windows 10

  1. PickOpen the download page for Google Authenticator and choose the version you want.
  2. SavePress a server button and save tacorecipe.apk to your Windows 10 PC.
  3. InstallInstall an Android emulator such as BlueStacks, then open tacorecipe.apk with it.
  4. OpenLaunch Google Authenticator from the emulator home screen and sign in or start using it.
Run Google Authenticator on Windows 10 with the BlueStacks emulator

Windows 10 cannot open Android apps by itself, so an emulator does the job. These steps use BlueStacks as the example.

  1. Download and install BlueStacks on your Windows 10 PC, then start it.
  2. From the BlueStacks home screen, open the Google Play Store.
    Google Authenticator on Windows 10: BlueStacks home screen with the Google Play Store icon (example screenshot)
  3. Type Google Authenticator into the Play Store search box.
    Searching for Google Authenticator on Windows 10 inside the BlueStacks Play Store (example screenshot)
  4. Tap Install. When it finishes, Google Authenticator shows up in the installed apps list on the BlueStacks home screen.
    Google Authenticator installed on Windows 10 through BlueStacks (example screenshot)
  5. Prefer a local file? Drag tacorecipe.apk into the BlueStacks window and it installs from there.

The screenshots above show an example app, not Google Authenticator.

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FAQ

Can I use Google Authenticator on a Windows 10 PC?

Use an emulator such as BlueStacks and follow the numbered guide on this page.

Is the tacorecipe.apk file the original Google Authenticator app?

No. tacorecipe.apk is a file provided by Taco Recipe. The original Google Authenticator app is on Google Play, and a link is on the download page.

Where is the official Google Authenticator page?

On Google Play. The download page of Google Authenticator on Taco Recipe includes a direct link to it.

Do I need an account to download from Taco Recipe?

No. There is no sign-up. Pick a version and press Download.

Disclaimer

App details on this website come from public sources such as Google Play. Please use every app responsibly.

Google Authenticator is an app made by Google LLC. Taco Recipe is not affiliated with them. All images, trademarks, product names and logos shown here belong to their respective owners.

The original Google Authenticator app is not hosted here. The Download buttons provide the file tacorecipe.apk from this site. For the original app, open the official Google Play listing.

Official Google Authenticator listing on Google Play