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 # Installing
 
+## Windows and Mac
+
+We highly recommend using the [desktop app](https://comfy.org/download):
+
+### [Link to Download](https://comfy.org/download)
+
+The desktop app is the easiest and best way to use ComfyUI for new users.
+
 ## Windows Portable
 
-There is a portable standalone build for Windows that should work for running on Nvidia GPUs or for running on your CPU only on the [releases page](https://github.com/comfyanonymous/ComfyUI/releases).
+There is a portable standalone build for Windows that should work for running on Nvidia GPUs or for running on your CPU only. It is not recommended for regular users. Regular users should use the desktop app above.
 
-### [Direct link to download](https://github.com/comfyanonymous/ComfyUI/releases/latest/download/ComfyUI_windows_portable_nvidia.7z)
+[Direct link to download (nvidia)](https://github.com/comfyanonymous/ComfyUI/releases/latest/download/ComfyUI_windows_portable_nvidia.7z)
 
 Simply download, extract with [7-Zip](https://7-zip.org) or with the windows explorer on recent windows versions and run. For smaller models you normally only need to put the checkpoints (the huge ckpt/safetensors files) in: ComfyUI\models\checkpoints but many of the larger models have multiple files. Make sure to follow the instructions to know which subfolder to put them in ComfyUI\models\
 
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 [Portable for Nvidia GPUs](https://github.com/comfyanonymous/ComfyUI/releases/latest/download/ComfyUI_windows_portable_nvidia.7z) (supports 20 series and above).
 
-[Portable for Nvidia GPUs with pytorch cuda 12.6 and python 3.12](https://github.com/comfyanonymous/ComfyUI/releases/latest/download/ComfyUI_windows_portable_nvidia_cu126.7z) (Supports Nvidia 10 series and older GPUs).
+[Portable for Nvidia GPUs with pytorch cuda 12.6 and python 3.12](https://github.com/comfyanonymous/ComfyUI/releases/latest/download/ComfyUI_windows_portable_nvidia_cu126.7z) (Supports Nvidia 10 series and older GPUs, DO NOT USE THIS ON NEWER 20 SERIES AND ABOVE GPUS).
 
 #### How do I share models between another UI and ComfyUI?