Various Ways to Open WA on a Laptop – Initially, the Whatsapp application could only be accessed using a smartphone. But now, you can also access your Whatsapp account using a laptop or PC.
By being able to access your Whatsapp account via a laptop or PC, those of you who work using a laptop or PC don’t need to repeatedly open a smartphone.
You can immediately read and reply to all messages that enter your Whatsapp account via a laptop or PC.
Then how to open WA on a laptop? For those of you who are interested in trying to access the Whatsapp application directly from a laptop or PC, you can try several methods discussed in this article.
Steps to Open WhatsApp on Laptop Via Browser

The first way to open WA on a laptop is to use a browser. Opening a Whatsapp account through this browser is the easiest and most practical way.
The following are the steps to open the WA application on a laptop via a browser:
- First of all, open the browser that is already installed on your laptop or PC (best to use Chrome or Firefox browsers).
- After that, access the official website from Whatsapp, namely whatsapp.com. On the website there is a QR code that you can use to access your Whatsapp account.
- Open the Whatsapp application installed on your smartphone.
- After that, select the 3 vertical dots symbol in the top right corner.
- If so, select the settings menu or settings.
- Then, select the linked device menu or connected devices.
- Finally, scan the QR code that appears on the official Whatsapp website.
After successfully scanning the QR code on the official Whatsapp website page, all messages or chats on your Whatsapp account will open on the official Whatsapp website page.
You can read and also reply to all messages or chats in your Whatsapp account through the website page.
Steps to Open a Whatsapp Account on a Laptop With the WA Desktop Application
Besides being able to use the Whatsapp Web feature that you can access via a browser, you can actually open a Whatsapp account on a laptop or PC using a special application.
Whatsapp has actually made a special application for PCs and laptops. The application can be used for Windows and Mac operating systems.
Then what are the steps to open a Whatsapp account on a laptop using this special application? Following are the steps:
- First of all, first download and install the Whatsapp application for PC and laptop on https://www.whatsapp.com/download.
- Especially for the Windows operating system, make sure to download the 32-bit or 64-bit version according to the Windows operating system you are using.
- If the Whatsapp Desktop application has been downloaded and installed, run the application on a laptop or PC.
- After that, scan the QR code that appears on the Whatsapp Desktop application using your smartphone.
- If you have successfully scanned the QR code, then you can access the Whatsapp account installed on the smartphone directly through the Whatsapp Desktop application.
Just like when accessing a Whatsapp account via Whatsapp Web, you can also read and reply to chats or messages directly from Whatsapp Desktop.
How? Now you understand, don’t you know how to open WA on a laptop? Of the 2 ways, which way do you think is the easiest?
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