Arduino IDE

Visit the Homepage and go to Software → Downloads. Don't use the Windows-Store Version.

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Now, you need to download one file/software:

Version	Type	Purpose
1.8.8	installer	ESP8266

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After Downloading, just install 1.8.8 and accept everything.

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If the installation is completed, you can start to test if everything works well. (Different version can look different)