Why did I download and install the MT4 version but when I opened it up it was MT5?

 
Why did I download and install the MT4 version but when I opened it up it was MT5?
 

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MT4 download

Sergey Golubev, 2019.03.13 08:56

It was discussed many times long time ago so you came too late :)

Support for Metatrader 4 was stopped by MQ. Yes, there will be new builds for MT4 but for some fixing only.
If you want to download MT4 - go to the broker's website (there are many of them) and download.

MT4 will be supported as long time as the brokers will support it (and they will).


 

If you had used this (before posting), you would have found (among 100+) Where to download MT4? - General - MQL5 programming forum 2017.04.31
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It has been years since you could download MT4 from Metaquotes. You can only get it from a broker's website.
          Where to download the orginal MT4 installer - MQL4 programming forum 2018.01.29

Possibly the "clean MT4" download link:
          MT4 download - General - MQL5 programming forum #2 2019.03.13

Possibly MetaQuotes' MT4 Installation Link

 
Sergey Golubev:

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