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What is Fugo?
Fugo allows you to display your digital signage content with a wide range of supported Windows devices - tablets, media players boxes, and sticks.
This guide will walk you through how to set up Fugo’s digital signage software on a Windows device, as well as how to add and publish your content.
A few key features of running the Fugo app on Windows:
Fugo will auto-start upon booting up your screen.
The Fugo app will go full screen automatically.
The Fugo app will auto-update itself.
Content screen-shotting works smoothly, so you'll always have a nice playback preview of your content.
Depending on the model you choose, you have the option to power multiple screens from one main device.
You can learn more about the advantages of Windows devices, as well as find a list of our supported & recommended devices in our Windows hardware directory here.
How to Set Up Fugo Player on Your Windows Device
Installing Fugo on your Windows device
The installer will:
Install the Fugo Player
Install and register the Fugo Screensaver with Windows
Automatically set Fugo as the active Windows screensaver
No manual registry changes are required.
1. Turn on your device, go to the browser and open the URL for our app - https://dist.fugo.ai/fugo.exe.
2. Locate the downloaded installer file.
3. Double-click to launch the setup wizard.
4. Choose which user the player will be installed for.
5. Chose which directory the player will be installed to.
6. Let the installer finish installing the Fugo Player.
7. Once the installer is done, you can press finish and run the Fugo Player.
8. Fugo player will start up. You’ll see a pairing code on screen. We'll cover what to do with this PIN in the next section.
Enable automatic login
Note: You’ll need to enable automatic login into Windows if you see a password input prompt on your device screen after rebooting your device.
You can do that in two steps:
Changing the power options (optional)
If you want the Fugo Player to run without the screen turning off or the player device going into standby mode, you will need to configure the power settings. The installer already does this, but you could also customize the settings.To do this:
1. Go to the Settings app through:
Windows 11: Select Start -> Settings (gear icon) -> System -> Power & battery.
Windows 10: Select Start -> Settings -> System -> Power & sleep.
2. Find the active power plan and press Change plan settings
3. Change the following settings:
Turn off the display: This determines the idle time after which player will turn off the displau
Put the computer to sleep: This determines the idle time after which player will Put the computer to sleep
Setting both fields to 'Never' ensures that the player remains operational regardless of any external factors. You can also adjust these settings to your preference if you would like to configure specific timeout intervals.
💡 You can also set up the Fugo Screensaver function as well, just follow the guide here.
Pair your device to Fugo CMS
1. If you haven’t already registered on Fugo CMS, go to https://fugo.ai/app to start your 14-day free trial.
2. After successfully logging in, you can click Add Screens on the welcome page. Alternatively, you can navigate to the Screens page in the top navigation bar.
3. Enter the PIN from the Fugo player window into the space provided.
4. To finish the pairing process, give your screen a name and add a location.
💡 We recommend you name your player something relevant such as 68 Lombard Street or Clapham Coffee Shop. For my example, I’ve named my screen “Fugo HQ.” The address should be your screen’s location.
5. Your screen will now be listed on your Screens page:
Publish content with Fugo CMS
With your player all set up, you’re ready to give it something to play!
Fugo allows you to display several types of content:
Images
Videos
4K & HTML 5 content
3rd party integrations from our app store
TV dashboards like Looker, Tableau, Power BI + more
You can use our Design Studio to create screen-ready content like digital posters & menu boards without having to leave Fugo for a 3rd party tool - learn how here.
When your content is ready to go on screen, you can use our friendly playlist builder to publish your content - learn how here.
How to Uninstall Fugo Player on Windows
1. Go to the Settings app through:
Windows 11: Select Start -> Settings (gear icon) -> Apps
Windows 10: Select Start -> Settings -> Apps
2. Find the Fugo Player in the list
3. Select the Fugo Player and Press Uninstall
An uninstallation pop up will appear.
4. Click Next and the player will begin uninstallation process.
5. Once the uninstaller is done, you can press the Finish button to close the uninstaller.
This removes both the Player and Screensaver.
Need more help?
If you need any help with setup you can always reach out to our support team at support@fugo.ai.
Happy publishing!