Check the box next to Install USBPcap 1.2.0.3 if you desire to capture raw usb traffic as well (such as from a USB to RJ45 Ethernet adapter). At the USB Capture page you can choose to Install USBPcap.Without it you can still view Wireshark capture files.

You need this to capture traffic with Wireshark.

At the Packet Capture page make sure Install WinPcap 4.1.3 is selected.

Choose the install location you prefer and click Next.

At the Select Additional Tasks screen choose your preferred shortcuts and leave the radio button for “associate trace file extensions to Wireshark” selected.

You can read more about the different components here.

At the Choose Components screen leave the defaults checked and click Next.

Read the license agreement and click I Agree.

Click Next on the Welcome to Wireshark screen.

Run the exe installer that was downloaded.

How to Install Wireshark for Windows 10 (or Windows Server 2019)

Note that a Wireshark-win64-2.6.1.exe file (file name as of July 2018) will be saved to your default downloads location.

Head over to and click on the appropriate installer for your operating system (Windows 10 64-bit in this example).

How to Download Wireshark for Windows 10 (or Windows Server 2019) Wireshark is potentially one of the best packet analyzer tools available today.įortunately, downloading and installing Wireshark is super simple. When you’re experiencing networking issues or just need to know what’s going on in your network you can trust the data from Wireshark. While it can be a rather intimidating and cumbersome tool, it allows for inspection of packets in their dissected form. Wireshark is a free tool that should be part of every networking professional’s arsenal.

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