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VPN for Windows 8 and 8.1

Bebra VPN supports Windows 8 and 8.1 on both 32-bit and 64-bit PCs. Before you download, rule out one thing: Windows RT.

Download for Windows

Windows 7 SP1 and newer · version 1.21.0

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Check your PC first

Works

  • Windows 8 and 8.1, 32-bit or 64-bit.
  • Laptops, all-in-ones and tablets with an Intel or AMD processor.
  • An administrator account, or its password. The app is set up for every user on the PC at once.

Won’t work

  • Windows RT and RT 8.1, as on the Surface RT and Surface 2. They only run Windows Store apps, and Bebra.exe is a regular desktop program.

If you upgrade Windows

  • From 8 to 8.1. Nothing to do.
  • To 10 or 11. A “Windows has been updated” window appears, and its Reinstall the app button gets the VPN working again.

Three steps to connect

  1. Run Bebra.exe

    Get the installer from the button above, open it, then confirm the Windows prompt about changes with Yes.

  2. Leave setup running

    For Windows 8 the installer fetches .NET Framework 4.6.1 from Microsoft, and for 8.1 it fetches version 4.8. If a suitable version is already there, this step is skipped. Otherwise keep the window open, since the installer itself puts this at 10 to 20 minutes.

  3. Click a flag

    When setup finishes, the Bebra VPN window opens by itself. Pick any country tile. A new guest account has no subscription, so Buy Bebra VPN comes up first. Once you’ve subscribed or signed in to your own account, picking a country turns the VPN on straight away.

Once it’s installed

Sometimes the installer ends by asking you to restart Windows so .NET Framework can finish. In that case the app won’t open on its own, and the installer will remind you to start it after the restart. You’ll find the shortcut on the desktop.

On first launch the app is already signed in as a guest. If you already have a subscription from the website or another device, go to Account → Sign out. On the sign-in screen, choose Sign in with Email with the address you paid with, or Sign in with code if Bebra VPN is on your phone. The phone app gives you the code under Account → Sign in on another device.

Subscribe to Bebra VPN

Your subscription covers every device on the account, so an older laptop doesn’t need a plan of its own.

Try Bebra for 10 ₽

3 days of full access, then 500 ₽ per month. The subscription renews automatically.

Worth checking first

Do I have to update to 8.1 first?

No. Bebra VPN installs on plain Windows 8 as well.

Can I install .NET Framework myself beforehand?

Yes. Windows 8 takes .NET Framework 4.6.1, and 8.1 takes 4.6.1 or later, all from Microsoft’s website. When the Bebra VPN installer finds a suitable version, it skips that step and setup goes quicker.

How do I tell Windows 8 from Windows RT?

Look at System type in the System window, which you can reach through Control Panel → System and Security. If it mentions an ARM processor, it’s Windows RT, and Bebra VPN won’t install there.