How to use Surfshark VPN | Surfshark tutorial for 2023

for today I prepared an extensive surf

shark tutorial just for you yep we're

gonna go through the setup steps show

how to use surf shark VPN features and

share some tips that uh most tutorials

forget to mention let's go

[Music]

all right if you don't have the app yet

well luckily the surfsharkvpn setup is

not complicated at all first just pick a

plan personally I'd recommend going with

the two-year option Where You're Gonna

Save the most in the long run now in the

checkout you can also add the surf shark

antivirus into the mix which happens to

be the plan that I have so yeah I think

it's worth the extra if that tells you

anything oh and by the way if you're

interested in surfshark already then

just check the links in the description

because there's an additional discount

which really keeps a lid on the price

and we always keep the links updated

with the best possible deals okay so

back to it once you have an account you

can download the app the installation is

standard nothing special here and it's

the same process with any other app

really log in and that's it for the

surfsharkvpn setup part

okay so now I'm going to show you how to

use surfsharkvpn on Windows while also

covering the main differences between

the various apps as well so this is

where the furniture really starts you

can use the country list from the main

window to choose a VPN location there's

actually around 100 different options

here if you need a specific location

like let's say the UK you know to watch

Luther on BBC iPlayer then just pick the

UK wait for this thing to load and

proceed to the streaming service but if

you're just looking to browse with some

VPN protection on well don't overthink

it just click Quick Connect it's going

to connect you to the fastest server

there you go easy enough right and

that's exactly why I often recommend

surfsharkvpn for beginners now let's go

a little deeper here there's some stuff

that you need to configure within the

app to get the absolute best performance

out of it first let's check the protocol

used for that you'll need to hover over

those little icons on the left side and

choose settings here in the VPN settings

tab you can click on the protocol which

by default is set to automatic you can

leave it as is or choose a specific

protocol for example the wire guard

tunneling protocol which gives you the

best speeds and that's going to be a

great option for daily VPN activities

like browsing or streaming however

wireguard might not work as well in

locations with heavy internet

restrictions for that pick openvpn and

pair it with the no borders mode which

you can access in the same VPN settings

right here in the same window right here

at the top you can actually customize

your quick connect settings now I keep

it on the fastest location option

because I want speed baby but you can

choose a specific country there's also

the auto connect feature this one is

more useful from the security side you

can add trusted networks here and as

soon as you connect to public Wi-Fi then

the surfsharkvpn connection is going to

kick in automatically love that now

something I absolutely have to mention

in this surfshark tutorial is the kill

switch which will shut down your

internet connection in case something

happens to your VPN server it's an

essential addition to make sure your

privacy stays protected since it

protects you from any nasty IP leaks and

since we're throwing surfsharkvpn tips

around here it's also a good idea to

keep the clean web thing on it filters

out ads and malicious websites so you're

going to have a smoother browsing

experience and who doesn't want that now

learning how to use surfshark on Mac and

windows pretty much the same deal but

something you won't see on Mac the

bypasser feature AKA split tunneling

which can be configured when you only

want specific apps to be connected to

surfsharkvpn how to use it pretty simple

turn it on choose if you want to exclude

apps or route select ones through the

VPN connection now just add the

applications to the list and by the way

surfsharkvpn for Android also has the

same feature only Apple products here

are excluded because well Apple okay on

to more fun stuff let's look at how to

use surfshark in terms of special

servers and additional features first

within the VPN settings you'll find the

rotating IP little feature that rolled

out as part of the surfshark Nexus

update it does exactly what it says it

rotates your IP every few minutes

without ever disconnecting it's a great

tool to avoid cross-site tracking so no

advertisers or Shady companies can

monitor your browsing habits now let's

go back to the main window and here

you're going to find two server types

the first one is static IP which is

going to give you the same IP address

every time makes life easier when

devices or websites need to remember

your IP so you don't have to go through

a crazy verification process every time

however other users will also be able to

use the exact same server so I don't

recommend it for you introverts the

second feature on the main window is

multi-hub a fancy name for a double VPN

connection this essentially chains two

VPN servers together to add an extra

layer of security while my multi-hop

looks regular if you're on iOS or you're

watching this a little later you might

see a create a connection button near

this feature it's part of a very recent

surfshark Nexus update and with this you

manually choose both of the chain server

locations it's pretty cool okay so

continuing on the how to use

surfsharkvpn features theme I really

want to show you some of the surf shark

one exclusives that could be really

useful first up is alert it's going to

show you what breaches your emails ended

up in as well as exactly what data was

leaked and there's also the surfshark

antivirus everything it has to offer is

in in one window you can choose to do a

full scan or a quick one and it'll go

through your PC looking for all that

nasty malware I can set up scheduled

scans from here or scan a separate file

so you've got options however in the

future I'm hoping to see a little bit

more like a firewall to prevent threats

from ever entering my network in the

first place all into time I guess since

surfshark is new to the antivirus game

okay but right now let me show you how

to use surf shark search essentially

it's a proper incognito mode which lets

me search for stuff without leaving any

digital footprints on top of that it

also shows organic results without

sponsored ads taking up half the dang

search page so this is pretty much all

you can do with a surfsharkvpn Windows

app what about the mobile apps though

while they work in a similar way Android

apps have an exclusive GPS spoofer that

can trick apps into thinking you're in a

totally different location to get that

running go on your surfsharkvpn phone

app where you're gonna have to access

developer settings but surfshark shows a

guide that leads you through the entire

process now whichever platform you're

using surf shark on what if something

doesn't work well you've got options

first you can browse through the guides

where the developers behind surfsharkvpn

explained the most common problems if

that doesn't help then simply contact

their customer support live chat I mean

they respond pretty fast at least in my

experience they do now this is a full

surf shark tutorial but I did leave some

things for you to explore on your own

check the settings where you can

customize your app a little more or find

the option to refer a friend and earn a

free month this way and make sure to

leave a like and a sub to our Channel if

you found this video helpful or useful

in any way whatsoever overall I gotta

say surfshark is one of the most

convenient vpns to use interface is

clean plus every feature is explained

but you need to try it out for yourself

and if you do you can use the link in

the description or click this box in the

corner to grab an exclusive discount

alright thanks for watching I'll see you

in the next one

[Music]