Run "Tor" shortcut and don't close terminal window. Wait for this message: "Bootstrapped 100% (done): Done" which means it is successfully connected to the tor network.
Set "Socks5" proxy of your software to use this tunnel. Server IP : 127.0.0.1 Server Port : 49050
There is a C:\Tor\tor.bat
file that handles argument. Tor.lnk
is a shortcut to this file.
Add Tor.lnk
to system PATH and call tor
from Run (WindowsKey + R) with one of these arguments.
By default, tor uses obfs4
for bridges.
Pass appropriate argument to Tor.lnk
to use snowflake
or meek
bridges.
Sometimes tor can not connect to the network. Cleaning Data folder could resolve the issue.
Run TorClean.lnk
or pass clean
as the argument to Tor.lnk
to delete C:\Tor\Data\
folder.
# one of these for obfs4
Tor.lnk
Tor.lnk o
Tor.lnk ob
Tor.lnk obfs4
# one of these for meek
Tor.lnk m
Tor.lnk mk
Tor.lnk meek
# one of these for snowflake
Tor.lnk s
Tor.lnk sf
Tor.lnk snow
Tor.lnk snowflake
# clean data folder
TorClean.lnk
Tor.lnk clean
# change identity. make sure tor is running
Tor.lnk new