Install Tanso TV on Windows

Applies to Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit) · Tanso TV 1.0.0

What you'll need

• A PC running 64-bit Windows 10 or 11
• An OTA antenna, positioned to receive local broadcast signals
• A compatible USB TV tuner (MyGica®/Geniatech® A681 or A681B) connected to the antenna and to your computer
• A few GB of free disk space for recordings (more is better — HD recordings run ~3–6 GB/hour)

Installation steps

1. Set up your tuner first. Connect the antenna to the tuner's antenna input and plug the tuner into a USB port on your PC. Follow the tuner's own setup to confirm it can see channels.
2. Download the Windows installer from the downloads page (TansoTV-1.0.0-win64.exe). Optionally verify the SHA-256 checksum listed there.
3. Run the installer. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the prompts. If Windows SmartScreen warns about an unrecognized app, click More info → Run anyway. (This is expected for independently distributed software and doesn't mean the file is unsafe — especially after you've verified the checksum.)
4. Launch Tanso TV from the Start menu. On first run, the setup wizard will detect your USB tuner — select it when it appears.
5. Select your tuner and scan for channels. Pick the tuner Tanso TV found, then run a channel scan. This takes a few minutes. When it finishes, you'll see every channel your antenna can receive.
6. Choose a recording folder. Point Tanso TV at a drive with plenty of space — an external or secondary drive is ideal so recordings don't fill your system disk.
7. Done. Press record on anything you're watching. See Using Tanso TV for the tour.

Uninstalling

Use Settings → Apps → Installed apps, select Tanso TV, and choose Uninstall. Your recordings are kept in your recording folder unless you delete them yourself.

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