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Locating Blender

The method to locate your Blender executable depends on where you downloaded Blender from.

blender.org

From installer

Default installation: C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 5.x\blender.exe

If Blender is not found there, follow these steps:

  1. Right-click the shortcut on your desktop or in Windows Search / Start menu
  2. Select Open file location
  3. Repeat if you used a Start menu or Windows Search shortcut

Portable Installation (.zip)

It's the blender.exe inside the folder you extracted this zip into. If you cannot find it, that is on you.

Steam

Default installation: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender\blender.exe

If Blender is not found there, follow these steps:

  1. Open Steam and go to your library
  2. Right-click Blender
  3. Manage -> Browse local files

Microsoft Store

If you installed Blender through the Microsoft Store, this will not work for you, please install Blender from the official website