For Windows (Linux follows after):

1. In an internet browser such as Firefox, go to zoom.us/download like in the image below, and you can click Download for the Zoom Client for Meetings.

2. You'll be asked to Save File.

3. Click on the Downloads arrow near the top right, and select the folder icon for the file you just downloaded to open the location where you downloaded to.

4. In the File Explorer window that comes up, the ZoomInstaller file should be highlighted. You can double click this file to run it. If nothing seems to be happening, check the taskbar to see if there's a shield icon that is flashing, and you can click that to bring this User Account Control window up. Otherwise it should come up on it's own. You'll want to select Yes for the installer to run.

<aside> 💡 User Account Control - Windows uses this as a way to allow you as the user to confirm installing any new program. If you didn't intend on installing a program, or don't know what it's installing, feel free to ask us for help. If in doubt, it's safer to click No when you weren't intending to install something.

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5. Zoom should now be fully installed. If it's not, you can click on the Start menu in the bottom left of your screen and type Zoom to open the program. Once it's open, you can sign in with your account if you already have one registered, or you can select Sign In, then Sign Up Free in the bottom right of that window to register for a new account.

For Linux (in this case, Linux Mint):

In Linux Mint you can click on the LM menu (not sure the technical name, but it's where Start menu is on Windows), then you can click on Software Manager.

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The Software Manager window will open (you'll likely have to enter your user password) and you can search for Zoom in the top right search bar. Finally you can click on Zoom in the list, then install it.