here's the thing
One of the limitations of WhatsApp is that you can only use it on your phone. If you are not carrying
your phone, you're stuck without WhatsApp. There are several reasons why you'd want to use
WhatsApp on a PC running Windows XP,
Windows Vista, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1.
Checking your phone is a distraction that you
might want to avoid while working. It's
inconvenient to switch to another device just to send a couple of quick messages. And if you've
lost your phone, then you might want a quick
way to message people and let them know. No
matter what your reasons are, you can run
WhatsApp on a PC. Here's how. Note that while this guide is for WhatsApp, you
can run almost any Android app using this
method. Just replace the apk file in step 5, with
the apk of the Android app you want to run.
Here's a good source to download apk files.1. You're going to need an Android emulator app
to accomplish this but it should work with any other emulator too. You'll also need a mobile phone to
verify the WhatsApp account. 2. Download Bluestacks App Player on your computer. 3. Run the setup file to install it. During
installation, Bluestacks will ask for App Store
Access and App Notifications. You can uncheck
both while installing. 4. Wait for the installation to finish (it takes
several minutes). During the final stages of
installation, Bluestacks will run in full-screen
mode. Tap the diagonal line icon on the top-right
to run it in windowed mode. This makes the next
few steps easy. 5. Leave Bluestacks App Player running and go
to your browser. Download the WhatsApp apk file. 6. Double-click the WhatsApp.apk file that's
saved on your PC. The app will automatically
install itself in Bluestacks App Player. 7. In Bluestacks, you'll see a grid of apps you've
installed. Find and launch WhatsApp. 8. Enter your phone number and click Verify. 9. Now wait for 5 minutes as WhatsApp tries, and
fails, to automatically verify using SMS. 10. After 5 minutes, WhatsApp will offer you an
option for voice verification. Click Call me. 11. You'll get a phone call. Answer it and you'll
hear the verification code being spoken in loop. 12. Enter the verification in WhatsApp (running in
Bluestacks) and you're good to go. 13. None of your existing contacts will show up
in WhatsApp if you use this method. You can still
reply to any messages you receive. 14. You can add contacts individually to
WhatsApp by clicking on the three dots icon on
the top-right > Contacts. Click the contact icon on the top-right, next to search. These contacts will
be saved locally and will not show up on other
devices. You can then start sending messages to
these contacts as well. 15. Any groups you're a part of will also not
show up on the PC. You will have to ask the
group admin to add you to the group again. If you're hoping to use WhatsApp on both your
PC and your phone at the same time, you are out
of luck. One phone number can be associated
with only one device at a time - your phone will
stop receiving WhatsApp messages when you're
using it on the desktop. Another limitation is that you can't switch between the two devices
instantly. WhatsApp imposes a 20-minute delay
between two verification attempts (this delay
keeps increasing with each verification attempt
on the same day), so keep that in mind when
setting it up on any device.

Good luck