how to set up alexa app on windows 7

how do I set up an app for amazon alexa ? as the grandkids are going ape help me please

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How do I set up Alexa on windows 10 ?

First you upgrade to back Windows 7.

You moderators act like typical IT geeks. Explain how to set it up in win 7 whether it be browser or otherwise. In Clear Laymans Terms!

I am not a moderator and a child would be able to tell that. It can't be done so don't get pissy at people telling you it can't be done.

Also, it's "Layman's" not Laymans.

You moderators don't understand the question.  Your answer is for how to set up Alexa on a smart phone or tablet (apple or android).  The question is how to set it up on a Windows 7 PC.  The true answer is you can't.  It's funny that Microsoft has Alexa apps for IOS and Android but not for Windows, it's own product.

Alexa isn't Microsoft's product, it's Amazon's, and they are sadly not going to make/support an Alexa version for a soon-to-be-discontinued OS for they same reason they won't make an XP or Win98 or Win95 version, it's a waste of manpower (=money) for relatively little return when most PC users quit using 7 (if for no other reason lack of W7 drivers for new hardware when their old PC eventually dies from planned obsolescence or complete hardware failure). My solution is just forget about Alexa, it's an unnecessary gimmick unless you are too lazy to push a few buttons to get something done as has been done for the past several decades and downgrading to Win10 just for Alexa is a dumb idea in my opinion. And even if Alexa was Microsoft's product why would they make a W7 version? They want you to buy 10 and this is just another way to prod you into doing so.

In January 2018, when this question was originally asked, there was no "Alexa app" for any Windows computer.  At that time, the only "Alexa apps" available were for iOS (iPhones/iPads) or Android devices. 

You could configure an Amazon Echo device ("Alexa" is the "wake word" for these devices and thus the devices are often colloquially referred to as "Alexa") using the appropriate app installed on your smart phone or tablet.

If you wanted to configure an Echo device using a Windows computer, you had to go to https://alexa.amazon.com AND your computer had to have wi-fi capability (true of virtually all laptops, but not true for many desktop/tower computers).

In early November 2018, Amazon released an "Alexa app" for Windows 10 (https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/8/18075450/amazon-alexa-windows-10-app-download-features).  If you have a computer with Windows 10, you can download this app from the Microsoft Store (http://tinyurl.com/yxk5hhqs). 

In addition, there are now Windows 10 computers that come with an Alexa app built in.  See https://www.amazon.com/b?node=17549366011

If you install the Alexa app on a Windows 10 computer, or have a Windows 10 computer with Alexa built in, you can use your computer itself to access many of the features available on Echo devices without buying one of these devices.  See the FAQs here:  https://www.amazon.com/b?node=17549366011

However, the Alexa app for Windows 10 does NOT have the capability to configure a separate Echo device.  According to this Amazon help article (Using Alexa on your Windows 10 device):

Note: To register and setup new Echo devices, you must visit https://alexa.amazon.com/spa/index.html#settings or use the Alexa app for iOS or Android.

If you want to configure an Amazon Echo device,  Amazon's directions for 2nd generation Echo devices are here:  https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_left_v4_sib?ie=UTF8&nodeId=202189140  You have two options:

1. use the Alexa app on your Apple or Android smart phone or tablet
2. use a browser on your wi-fi capable computer to go to https://alexa.amazon.com.  Note, however, that using alexa.amazon.com may not support all Echo devices:

Step 3 of Amazon's directions (connect your Echo device to your wi-fi network) are more fully explained here:  https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=202179270 

If you're using the web site, click "Settings" then "Setup a new device" and then select the type of Echo device you have.