XMRig Guides for Windows

Focused write-ups for Windows users, each answering one question rather than repeating the same overview.

XMRig on Windows 11

Memory integrity, Smart App Control, the large-pages prompt and the settings specific to the newer Windows generation.

Command-line options

The switches that are genuinely useful day to day, and how they interact with config.json.

Troubleshooting

Startup failures, pool errors, missing large pages and hashrate that disappears after a few minutes.

Security and antivirus detections

Why mining software gets flagged, how to judge a warning, and how to avoid tampered builds.

Performance tuning

A method for tuning threads, pages and memory without chasing noise in the log.

New to XMRig? Start with the Windows overview, then the configuration reference.