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WINDOWS INSTALLATION

Install The Techno on Windows

Install your downloaded copy in four steps. Help is here if you need it.

THE TECHNOStandalone + VST3Version 1.0.0

Let’s get you ready to create.

Already downloaded the Windows installer? Start with step 2.

Download from your account

In your Patch DNA account, open My products, select The Techno and download the Windows installer. If you have already downloaded it, continue to step 2.

Run the installer

Close your DAW and Patch DNA. Double-click the downloaded installer, then review and approve the standard Windows permission prompt. Follow the setup instructions.

For The Techno, select your existing Serum 2 Presets folder when setup asks.

This Windows installer is not code-signed. Windows may show an “Unknown publisher” or SmartScreen warning. Read the security notes before you run it.

Open The Techno

Open the standalone app or load The Techno VST3 in your DAW. If the plug-in is not listed, rescan VST3 plug-ins in your DAW.

Activate and create

Stay online for activation. Copy the full key for The Techno from your Patch DNA account, enter it in the app and choose Activate. Once activation completes, you’re ready to create.

IF SOMETHING STOPS

A little help, right where you need it.

Choose a topic. You do not need to work through every check.

Select the situation you’re seeing to reveal the next step.

WE CAN HELP

We’re here to help.

Tell us which product you’re using, what you were doing and the message you saw. If Patch DNA offers a report, review it and include it with your email.

No licence keys, passwords or account tokens.

Contact Patch DNA Support

A short description and the right report help us identify the next step.

If the app shows an error

Choose Contact Support on the error card. In the preview, use Copy Report or Save Report. For an offline network message, look in Settings. Attach the saved report or paste the copied report into your email.

If the installer stops

Use Save Support Report in the installer, then Contact Support. Keep the existing installation and attach the report to your message.

If no report is offered, describe the last step that worked and the message on screen. Include your Windows and Serum 2 versions. Do not send full licence keys.

Open email app

Opens an email draft to support@patchdna.ai. Nothing is sent or attached automatically.

Advanced detailsInstaller file, SHA256, PowerShell and security notes

Verify your downloaded file

The filename and SHA256 below identify this Windows installer. Compare the hash before running a file you are unsure about. A matching hash confirms the published bytes; it is not a code-signing certificate.

Filename
Patch_DNA_The_Techno_1.0.0_Windows_x64.exe
VST3 filename
Patch DNA The Techno.vst3
SHA256
0b09b055fe304eef7b44e66e4679818f6788f618f280d6f0ca29ad2d7e374b42

Optional PowerShell check

Optional: open PowerShell in the folder containing the downloaded installer, then run this read-only command to calculate its SHA256. Compare every character with the value above.

Get-FileHash -Algorithm SHA256 -LiteralPath ".\Patch_DNA_The_Techno_1.0.0_Windows_x64.exe"
Windows security notes
  • Download only from your Patch DNA account or a link supplied directly by Patch DNA Support.
  • An unsigned installer can trigger a warning. Check the source, filename and SHA256 before deciding to continue. If anything does not match or you are unsure, stop and contact Support.
  • If the source is official, the SHA256 matches and Windows offers the choice, use More info → Run anyway, then review the permission request. If Windows or an organisation policy blocks the file without that option, contact Support; do not bypass the policy.
  • Keep Windows security enabled. Do not change registry values, disable antivirus or change folder permissions to make setup continue.
  • Only if Patch DNA shows PD-WIN-001: follow that message to turn on User Account Control, then restart Windows. For other permission errors, contact Support.
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