Feather Wallet software installation and operation guide for Windows

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Feather Wallet is a wallet for managing Monero cryptocurrency. The tutorial describes how to install and generate a wallet and send and receive funds.

Installation of Feather Wallet software #

1. Download the Windows (10 and higher) x64 Installer software from the official Feather Wallet website.

2. After downloading the wallet, check the checksum of the software. To do this, check the checksum of the downloaded file and compare it with the one shown next to the software version you downloaded from the GitHub repository in step one.

To open the command line, simultaneously press Windows + R, type cmd, and click OK.

3. In the window that opens, type: certutil -hashfile “path to the Feather Wallet file downloaded in step 1” SHA256 and press Enter. By default it will be located in C:/Users//Downloads/ directory.

If the result you get corresponds to the one on https://featherwallet.org/files/releases/hashes-2.8.1.txt under the heading appropriate for your Windows software, it means that it is correct and you can proceed with the installation.

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$ certutil -hashfile "%USERPROFILE%\Downloads\FeatherWalletSetup-2.8.1.exe" SHA256

4. Double-click the downloaded wallet with the left mouse button and click Run. Select the path in which you will install the wallet and click Next.

5. Click Install.

6. Click Finish.

Generating a wallet #

1. Select Auto connect and click Next.

2. Click Change proxy settings and check Always over Tor, then click Next.

3. Select Disable and click Next.

4. Select Create New Wallet and click Next.

5. The seed will be displayed; it is a security phrase. It should be saved in a safe place along with the date of wallet creation, for example, on an external USB drive encrypted with Veracrypt, Truecrypt, or LUKS. If recovery is required, you will be asked to enter the security phrase to recover the wallet along with its creation date. The creation date is required to retrieve the appropriate number of blocks from the Monero network. Providing too late a date during recovery may result in an incorrect amount of funds displayed in the wallet. Click Next, then I understand.

6. Choose the name and directory where you will save the generated wallet and click Next.

7. Choose the password that will be needed each time you run the wallet to decrypt the wallet file and click Create/Open wallet.

8. After the first run, wait for the node to retrieve the information, which will be announced by Synchronized in the lower left corner.

9. If you have connection problems, click the connection status icon (green 🟢, blue 🔵 or red 🔴) located in the bottom-right corner of the screen next to the Balance status. Then select the Network → Node tab. A list of remote nodes will appear; these are required to retrieve necessary information from the Monero network. To change the node, double-click the node with a green 🟢 icon (indicating it is currently available), then click OK and wait for synchronization.

Receiving funds #

1. Go to the Receive tab. There will be a list of your Monero addresses used to receive funds. You can generate new subaddresses by clicking the Create new address button. It is a good idea to use subaddresses once and generate a new one for each transaction, so that you can take maximum care of your funds’ privacy. All incoming transactions to any of the subaddresses add up, and their balance is common to the entire account.

2. To receive funds, copy your address by right-clicking on it and selecting Copy address. Then paste it in the place where you want to receive the funds, for example, in the appropriate section of the exchange, or by sending it to the appropriate person.

3. After receiving the funds, go to the History tab. You can see the entire history of funds received and sent.

4. Before sending received funds, you must wait for 10 confirmations from the Monero network. This will be announced by the green mark displayed next to the transaction, and the Balance status will no longer show the note “unconfirmed”.

Sending funds #

1. To send funds, go to the Send tab. Under Pay to, paste the destination Monero address; under Amount, enter the amount and click Send. After a few seconds, a confirmation window will appear. Before confirming the sending, make sure you have entered the correct Monero destination address. Verify the Fee amount (transaction fee); it should be a few cents.

WARNING: This action cannot be undone. Providing an incorrect address may result in loss of funds.

After checking the transaction details, click the Send button.

2. Wait for 10 confirmations from the Monero network before continuing to use the subaddress after sending funds. This will be announced by a green mark next to the transaction, and the caption “Unconfirmed” disappears from the lower right corner of the screen, visible in the following image next to the Balance caption.