Warp Installation Guide
Complete Warp Setup Guide
Follow these steps to properly reinstall and configure Warp with a fresh account
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Step 1: Logout from Warp Website
Logout your account from the Warp website
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Step 2: Uninstall Warp App
Uninstall the Warp application from your system
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Step 3: Clean WARP Data and Services
Run this PowerShell command as administrator to search and remove all Warp leftovers:
# Search common locations for Warp leftovers $searchPaths = @( "C:\\Program Files", "C:\\Program Files (x86)", "$env:LOCALAPPDATA", "$env:APPDATA", "C:\\Users\\Public" ) foreach ($sp in $searchPaths) { Write-Output "Searching $sp for Warp files..." Get-ChildItem -Path $sp -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Include *Warp* | ForEach-Object { try { Write-Output "Deleting: $($_.FullName)" Remove-Item -Path $_.FullName -Recurse -Force } catch { Write-Output "Could not delete: $($_.FullName) - $($_.Exception.Message)" } } }
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Step 4: Clean Warp Registry Entries
Run this PowerShell command as Administrator to remove Warp-related registry keys:
# Run in PowerShell as Administrator $warpKeys = @( "HKCU:\\Software\\Warp", "HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\Warp", "HKCU:\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall\\Warp*", "HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall\\Warp*", "HKCU:\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run", "HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run" ) foreach ($key in $warpKeys) { try { # Find matching keys $matches = Get-ItemProperty -Path $key -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-String if ($matches -match "Warp") { Write-Output "Deleting registry key: $key" Remove-Item -Path $key -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } } catch {} } # Extra: search entire registry for "Warp" (this takes time) Write-Output "Searching registry for 'Warp' entries..." Get-ChildItem -Path HKCU:\\, HKLM:\\ -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Where-Object { $_.Name -match "Warp" } | ForEach-Object { try { Write-Output "Deleting: $($_.Name)" Remove-Item -Path $_.PsPath -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } catch {} } Write-Output "Warp registry cleanup completed!"
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Step 5: Get Temporary Email
Go to the temporary email service to create a new account
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Step 6: Create New Warp Account
Use the temporary email to create a new Warp account. If you're an existing user who used temp mail before, clear the local storage in the temp mail application first.
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Step 7: Install and Login
Install Warp again and login successfully with your new free account
Setup Complete! After following all steps, you should have a fresh Warp installation with a new account. Restart your computer if necessary.
- Run PowerShell commands as Administrator
- If you used temp mail before, clear its local storage first
- Restart your computer after running the cleanup commands
- Use the temporary email only for creating the new Warp account