Setup Help

[modern iron]

HI, ive been trying to set up OpenClaw for Days now and keep failing anyone here who can help me ? starting from 0 on Windows 11

[granite summit]

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[idle oak]

Yeah, we can get you unstuck.

On Windows 11, I’d strongly recommend WSL2 + Ubuntu for OpenClaw. Native Windows works, but WSL2 is the more stable path in the docs.

From zero, do this:

1. In PowerShell as Administrator

wsl --install -d Ubuntu-24.04

Then reboot if Windows asks.

2. In Ubuntu (WSL), enable systemd

sudo tee /etc/wsl.conf >/dev/null <<'EOF'
[boot]

systemd=true
EOF

3. Back in PowerShell

wsl --shutdown

4. Re-open Ubuntu, then install OpenClaw

curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash
openclaw onboard --install-daemon

5. Verify

openclaw --version
openclaw gateway status
openclaw status

Docs:

• https://docs.openclaw.ai/platforms/windows
• https://docs.openclaw.ai/start/getting-started
• https://docs.openclaw.ai/install
• https://docs.openclaw.ai/help/faq

If you want, I can walk you step by step live here.
If you’re already stuck at some point, paste these: