Does it need administrator rights?
No. It installs for your Windows account only. A few optional repairs — Windows’ own file checker, switching on a Windows protection, adding a firewall rule — ask Windows for permission at the moment you press them, and declining changes nothing.
My antivirus blocked the download or the installer.
Some antivirus products block any unsigned installer from a publisher they have not seen before. Open your antivirus, look for “quarantine” or “blocked items”, and restore the file if you want to continue — or ask your computer shop to install it for you. My PC Doctor never asks you to turn your antivirus off, and it does not need you to.
Which build do I need, 64-bit or 32-bit?
Almost every PC sold in the last ten years runs 64-bit Windows, so take the 64-bit build if you are not sure. The app’s own update check never offers a 32-bit Windows the 64-bit installer.
Do I need an activation key, and how do I get one?
Every PC is activated with a key. Anyone can use the free key MPCD-FREE-MONTH: type it in when the app asks, then verify your email address or your WhatsApp number — either one is enough — and the PC is covered free for a month, with every feature. If you bought the PC from a computer shop, the shop may give you its own key, which covers the PC for as long as the shop decides. After that the shop renews it — the app never shows you a payment link. Nothing you already have is deleted if it lapses; the app opens on a renew screen and your history stays.
How do I update later?
From inside the app. Settings has a manual “Check for updates” that compares versions and links here. It never downloads or installs anything on its own, and it does not check on a timer.
Does it work on Windows Server?
It installs, but Windows Server has no Security Center, so the antivirus list is unavailable and there is no battery card. It is not a tested target — the product is built for Windows 10 and Windows 11 desktops and laptops.