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`pools.txt` contains the selected mining pools and currency to mine.
`amd.txt`, `cpu.txt` and `nvidia.txt` contains miner backend specific settings and can be used for further tuning ([Tuning Guide](tuning.md)).
+Note: If the pool is ignoring the option `rig_id` in `pools.txt` to name your worker please check the pool documentation how a worker name can be set.
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+## Usage on Windows
+1) Double click the `xmr-stak.exe` file
+2) Fill in the pool url settings, currency, username and password
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+`set XMRSTAK_NOWAIT=1` disable the dialog `Press any key to exit.` for non UAC execution.
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## Usage on Linux
1) Open a terminal within the folder with the binary
2) Start the miner with `./xmr-stak`
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