Install SignageSpace on WindowsRun the player on a Windows PC or mini PC wired to a TV — the usual route when the screen already has a machine behind it.

Connect the PC to the screen first — Plug in the HDMI cable and switch the TV to that input before you install anything. Getting a picture first means that if something looks wrong later, you know it is not the cable. A TV on a console showing a clean Windows 11 desktop, with a small mini PC beside it and an HDMI cable running behind the screen

A TV on a console showing a clean Windows 11 desktop, with a small mini PC beside it and an HDMI cable running behind the screen

Run the installer — Download the .exe above and run it. Windows may warn about an unrecognised publisher on first run — choose More info, then Run anyway. The Microsoft Defender SmartScreen dialog naming SignageSpace Player_0.1.6_x64-setup.exe with an unknown publisher, alongside a Run anyway button

The Microsoft Defender SmartScreen dialog naming SignageSpace Player_0.1.6_x64-setup.exe with an unknown publisher, alongside a Run anyway button

Let it install — The installer takes a few seconds. When it finishes it offers to open SignageSpace Player — leave that ticked. The player opens on whichever display Windows treats as the main one, which is what the next step sorts out. The SignageSpace Player installer on its final page, reading Completing SignageSpace Player Setup with Run SignageSpace Player ticked

The SignageSpace Player installer on its final page, reading Completing SignageSpace Player Setup with Run SignageSpace Player ticked

Extend the display, do not mirror it — Press Win + P and choose Extend so the TV becomes a second screen. Mirroring puts your desktop, your notifications and your email on the wall alongside the signage. The Windows Project panel open with four options — PC screen only, Duplicate, Extend and Second screen only — with Extend selected

The Windows Project panel open with four options — PC screen only, Duplicate, Extend and Second screen only — with Extend selected

Read the six-letter code — With the player full screen on the TV, the six-letter code is on the wall, ready to pair. A TV showing the SignageSpace pairing screen: the code K R D M T Q in six boxes, with a QR code beside it

A TV showing the SignageSpace pairing screen: the code K R D M T Q in six boxes, with a QR code beside it

Make it survive a restart — A PC behind a screen will reboot eventually — after an update, or after the power goes. Put a shortcut to the player in the Startup folder (Win + R, then shell:startup) so the screen comes back on its own. A File Explorer window open at the Windows Startup folder, containing a single SignageSpace Player shortcut

A File Explorer window open at the Windows Startup folder, containing a single SignageSpace Player shortcut

This page requires JavaScript. Visit SignageSpace for the full experience.