As is the case with most of the video streaming platforms that we can opt for at the moment, at Netflix we have various ways of accessing its content. Generally, these online services offer us their own applications for all types of platforms and operating systems. In the same way, we also have the possibility, in most cases, of accessing all this through the web browser.
In these lines we want to focus on what is perhaps considered one of the most popular and used platforms with these characteristics for years. We are referring to Netflix, a proposal that currently lacks competition, and is also very good. As we mentioned, we can access our favorite videos in the form of movies and series through the web version of the platform. This is something that we achieve by simply opening our favorite Internet browser and accessing the official website of the streaming service.
However, on some occasions we find that this is not the best option if we want to get the most out of the platform . As in other cases and Internet services, such as online game stores, installing the corresponding and official client is often preferable. As we mentioned before, here we find certain official applications for different devices, such as mobile phones and desktop computers, which we can use.
How to Download Netflix on Windows
Due to the enormous market penetration that Netflix has throughout the planet, how could it be otherwise, it offers us an official application for Windows . This offers us some interesting functions that we will see below and that we cannot find in the mentioned web version mentioned before. Therefore, if we work with a Windows-based computer and make the determination to get hold of this official application, let’s see how to achieve it. The first thing we do is access the Microsoft Store , for example, through the Start menu of the operating system.
Here we only have to do a search at the top of the main interface of the Windows application to locate the title that interests us in this case. We must keep in mind that here we are going to download the Netflix UWP application to access all its content.
With this, what we actually achieve is to download the program that interests us and that corresponds to the video platform that we are looking for at the moment. But in order to enjoy everything that the mentioned client we have just downloaded offers us, it is essential that we have an active account in the online service . And it is that when we put it into operation in Windows, the first thing that it will ask us will be the access credentials.
Open the application on the computer
This process is the same that we are going to have to carry out whether we access Netflix from the web version of the platform, or from its mobile applications. Therefore, it is essential that we are registered with the video service by paying the corresponding subscription. In the same way, it is mandatory that we have the access data that the application will ask us for in Windows. Specifically, we refer to the email with which we registered at the time, and the access password .
In the case of not having any of this information that we are commenting on, we will not be able to view the movies, series and documentaries that Netflix offers us. What we must also take into account is that from here we will also have the possibility to open a new account, choose the desired plan, select a payment method and start enjoying all these videos.
Let’s create a new account or access an existing one with the corresponding credentials, and we can start managing it.
Basic functions to watch movies and series
Initially from here we have at our fingertips a function very similar to that of the web version. We will only have to search or select the corresponding videos that we want to play at that time. In fact, at the top of the application’s main interface we find an icon that is shaped like a magnifying glass and acts as a content search engine .
Likewise, we find a series of sections that make it easier for us to locate movies and series. For example, we will see all those that we have been adding to our personal list, those that we are reproducing and have not finished seeing, as well as a series of categories that appear. In order to filter a little more what we are going to see on the screen to search for videos, we can click on the button that is represented by three horizontal lines and located in the upper left corner.
Here we find a series of categories defined by the platform itself to find what we want to play at that moment, more quickly. In the same way, this section shows the notifications received in the account, as well as the latest news released.
At the same time, in the upper right corner we find another button, this time represented by three horizontal dots, which gives us access to the app’s configuration window.
Netflix setup options on Windows
We already told you before that here we are going to find some interesting configuration parameters of the application and the playback of videos . The truth is that a large part of the general account management parameters that we use on Netflix are found in the web version of the platform. From this application that we are talking about, we have direct access to all of this, as we are going to see.
How to manage accounts
In this way, once we have the configuration window that we mentioned before on the screen, in this case we only have to click on Account Details . This will lead us to the configuration and management window of our account that opens in the Internet browser that we have as default. From here we can modify and manage some basic Netflix parameters such as the ones we show you below:
- Change direction.
- Change Password.
- Change phone number.
- Manage payment information.
- Add a secondary payment method.
- Billing data.
- Change billing day.
- Redeem gift card or promotion code.
- Change plans.
At the same time, we will have the possibility of registering new users in the same account, as well as deleting them if we do not need them. As we mentioned before, this is something that we carry out directly from the Netflix website to which the app that we downloaded in Windows has given us access to. Of course, as in the previous case, to access this configuration section previously we will have to have entered the corresponding access credentials.
Download content to hard drive
One of the most interesting functions that this application that we download and install on Windows offers us, is the possibility of downloading content . With this, what we really want to tell you is that we have the possibility of downloading full movies or series episodes to view them on the computer without connection. We must bear in mind that these are protected to prevent copying to other devices and have an expiration period on the hard drive.
But with everything and with this it is true that they can solve some situations when viewing these movies and series if we are not going to have internet for a certain time. To customize the process, we reopen the settings window of the Netflix app. From here we will have the possibility to automate the download of series episodes, the next one we have seen, or choose the quality at which these videos are going to be downloaded.
In the same way, in this section we are going to find a bar that indicates the space occupied at that moment by the videos downloaded from the platform .
Something that we must take into account is that not all content belonging to this platform is downloadable. To see what we can download, all we have to do is click on the button with the three horizontal lines and go to My downloads . Here we will be able to access the movies and series that the platform makes available to download at that time.
