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WhatsApp is a messaging app for mobile phones, and it also features web and desktop version for Windows and Mac OS. Use this tag only for WhatsApp Desktop apps. For WhatsApp mobile apps, please post on Apple.SE or Android.SE. For WhatsApp Web, please post on WebApps.SE.

WhatsApp is a messaging app for mobile phones. It also comes with a web version and desktop version for Windows PC and Mac OS. The web and desktop version communicates with the client on the mobile phone at all times.

Questions regarding WhatsApp Desktop are on-topic for Super User. Other than that:

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Minimize app WhatsApp in system tray / notification area

I am looking for a way to minimize WhatsApp (the official Windows app) in the system tray. I am using Windows 10.
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How to hide Whatsapp group chat, without leaving it? (Mute and archive don't work.)

I've tried both the mute and archive functions. But still, every time there's a new message in the Whatsapp group chat, the green circle thing with a number still shows up to notify me, and the group chat appears near the top. I can also read the…
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Whatsapp video format support

What video formats are supported in the WhatsApp for Android and Whatsapp Windows desktop apps (specially the later one)? I receive the error Video is not supported when I drag a video file into the interface. I've tried the following formats and…
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How can WhatsApp share information with Facebook if the messages are encrypted end-to-end?

WhatsApp is enforcing a new controversy privacy policy that, as far as I understand, shares data from your chat messages with Facebook to provide you with "tailored ads" on Facebook. How can WhatsApp share this information with Facebook, if the…
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how to remove the spell checker in WhatsApp Desktop

On my newly installed laptop with Windows 10, I would like to get rid of the spell checker in WhatsApp Desktop software. How can I do that?
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Why did this WhatsApp message freeze my phone?

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Launch WhatsApp web from URL

I mean to put together an URL that leads me to a composing message in a WhatsApp web tab in Chrome. The official click-to-chat method is with https://wa.me/ . That produces the following pop up (number removed) with the URL…
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WhatsApp Web "Next chat" hotkey collision with Windows 10

I use WhatsApp Web on Chrome, and I enjoy the Ctrl-Alt-Tab hotkey that goes to the next chat. I use it a lot. I just upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10. I noticed that now when I press Ctrl-Alt-Tab it opens a Windows UI for switching between…
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WhatsApp web and desktop app displaying broken QR codes

I recently bought a new laptop and when I tried to set up the WhatsApp Desktop app, the QR code won't scan on my phone. The same is the case with WhatsApp Web as well. I tried doing the following things but still didn't work out: Trying WhatsApp…
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Open Whatsapp Desktop instead of Web version when using Chrome link

When I run this ("https://web.whatsapp.com/send?phone=number") in Chrome it asks to open whatsapp web edition, but I want to use my desktop edition for these kind of links. How can I set the default in Chrome for these kind of links?
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WhatsApp desktop application consumes too much data

I often use my phone as hotspot on my laptop and use WhatsApp desktop application. Sometimes I leave WhatsApp on for many minutes (guesssing here; up to 2 hours). I've recently figured out that WhatsApp consumes too much data and since I'm using my…
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Can you update WhatsApp's link previews?

If you share a link in WhatsApp, it gives a preview, which remains the same even after you update the link externally, for example a YouTube video link. Is there a way to force WhatsApp to refresh this preview? This question is regardless of the…
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Is there a difference between installing WhatsApp from exe file or Microsoft Store?

I was surprised to find out that you could install WhatsApp App for Windows 10 in 2 different ways. One by going to the WhatsApp website and downloading the exe file and installing. And the other by going to the Microsoft Store, searching for…
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Add WhatsApp stickers to WhatsApp web / desktop versions

How can I add my own stickers to WhatsApp desktop / web versions? I've got other 3rd party stickers installed and they only show up on my phone. When I install one of the sticker packs provided by WhatsApp itself they show up fine in all versions of…
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How can I force Whatsapp for desktop to use a proxy in Windows 10?

I use Whatsapp for Desktop on my work-provided Windows 10 PC. Because it's work-provided, I alternate between being on the corporate VPN and connecting directly to the internet. With the latest release of Whatsapp for Desktop, Whatsapp can no…
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