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VPN for Windows

Allows anonymous surfing, secures network traffic and provides antimalware protection

  • Offers the most popular VPN Solution for Windows
  • Secures Web Browsing
  • Provides anonymous Internet Access - hides your IP address
  • Provides Wi-Fi Security
  • Now available for Windows 8!
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VPN For Windows

Hotspot Shield VPN is one of the most trusted providers of internet security applications. Our Free VPN software has been downloaded by more than 100 million people who trust us with their privacy, security and freedom online. Hotspot Shield VPN lets you unblock websites, crack geo-restrictions, anonymize your IP address and surf the web in private. It secures your web session, encrypts all data transmissions, prevents identity theft and stands guard against snoopers.

Why VPN for Windows?

Hotspot Shield VPN for Windows is a free VPN solution that works seamlessly on your computer. It encrypts all of your network traffic and forwards it through a virtual tunnel set up between your PC and our servers. It safeguards you against identity theft by replacing your IP address with its own US. IP address, making you anonymous.

Protects Your IP

An IP address is the digital fingerprint that you leave behind on every website you visit. Hackers user your IP address to trace you back to your PC, and ultimately, your identity. Hotspot Shield VPN for Windows shields your IP address by replacing it with our US IP address. Therefore, it protects you against hackers as it does not let them know your personal IP address.

Unblocks Websites

You may have often come across the message "website blocked" when you went online at school, work, or your university. This happened mostly when you tried to access Facebook or some other social networking or dating websites. Hotspot Shield VPN for Windows lets you bypass internet filters and access any website you want. It lets you browse the blocked websites as an anonymous user.

Takes You Beyond Geo-Restrictions

Geographical restrictions (or geo-restrictions) are implemented by the government of a country in order to restrict its users from accessing certain types of content or websites. Hotspot Shield VPN for Windows bypasses internet filters in order to give you uncensored access to all the content you want. No matter in which country you are and which websites you want to access, VPN for Windows lets you browse the internet in a free, private and secure environment.

Offers Wi-Fi Security

Accessing the internet using a Wi-Fi connection at public places or hotspots (such as airports, hotels, coffee shops) exposes your emails, passwords and other personal data (for example, your bank information) to all of the users on the same Wi-Fi connection. Unprotected hotspots should be seen as a serious threat to your privacy and security. Hotspot Shield VPN for Windows encrypts all the data you exchange on the internet, thus ensuring the security of your personal data at all times.

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Hotspot Shield runs on:
    –   Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
    –   Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
    –   iOS
    –   Android 2.x and 4.x