Extract the Tor folder and move it to your desktop (this is important so. Now you can configure other software to use the Tor service (tunnel traffic through the Tor network) for anonymous internet connections. Go to the Tor Projects download page and download the expert bundle for Windows. It can also be easily configured to not automatically start on Windows boot (if desired). You can check if the service was installed by opening the Windows Services snap-in by holding down the Windows Key while pressing R and typing services.msc:Ĭheck for "Tor Win32 Service" in the list and view its status, as well as stop, start, or restart the service.
That's it - now you are running Tor as a service on Windows. Now enter the following command to instruct tor.exe to install a Windows Service:Ĭ:\Tor Browser\Browser\TorBrowser\Tor> tor.exe –service install This will open the Windows CLI already in the context of the C:\Tor Browser\Browser\TorBrowser\Tor\ directory (or wherever you have installed the Tor Browser).
The following Python code allows you to run TOR and Python together. You can install Python request with the following commands:
These files are all that are necessary to begin using the Tor network with this library. After this tutorial, you will be able to use TOR and Python together. Download the 'Expert Bundle' The Expert Bundle contains all of the Tor application files, excluding the configured browser.