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<h4class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_JmGV"id="procedure">Procedure<ahref="#procedure"class="hash-link"aria-label="Direct link to Procedure"title="Direct link to Procedure"></a></h4>
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<li>In the status bar, click on <strong>Minikube</strong>, and follow the prompts.
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<h4class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_JmGV"id="verification">Verification<ahref="#verification"class="hash-link"aria-label="Direct link to Verification"title="Direct link to Verification"></a></h4>
<ol>
<li>
<p>The status bar doesn't display <strong>Minikube</strong>.</p>