Ledger.com/Start is the official onboarding runway for new US hardware wallet owners

If you just opened a fresh Ledger box, the correct activation portal is Ledger.com/Start. You don’t search it. You type it. It matters. Ledger.com/Start is the last human-controlled choke point before you enter self-custody. Ledger.com/Start is the pre-flight checklist before your wallet becomes a real digital property container.

Consumers in the US get attacked mostly during setup. Ledger.com/Start lowers that attack surface.

Ledger.com/Start eliminates OS confusion and auto routes to the right application build

Windows users need a Windows installer.
Mac users need a Mac build.
Linux users need a Linux build.

Ledger.com/Start automatically detects and routes you to the correct download variant.

If you go elsewhere, you might end up sideloading malware. Ledger.com/Start is engineered to prevent that. Ledger.com/Start is the “only trust this” link for new device setup.

Ledger.com/Start is the first place where a US beginner is told: there is no reset button in this system

The American consumer is used to account recovery:

• forgot password → reset link

• phone number changed → SMS verification

• email hacked → support escalation

Ledger.com/Start tells the truth that breaks that old pattern:

if you lose the recovery phrase, nothing can restore you.

Ledger.com/Start forces this realization early. Ledger.com/Start pushes this lesson before you even deposit a single dollar worth of crypto.

Ledger.com/Start ensures that seed words are born offline and never typed into a browser

The recovery phrase is created through the device.
Not through the app.
Not through a webpage.

Ledger.com/Start reinforces the rule: write it down physically. Ledger.com/Start says no screenshots. Ledger.com/Start says no cloud backup. Ledger.com/Start says no password managers.

This is the most important rule of the entire system.

Ledger.com/Start introduces the architecture backbone: interface ≠ authority

Ledger Live is the interface.
The hardware unit is the authority.

Ledger.com/Start explains that the computer can show balances, networks, and portfolios — but it cannot sign a transaction without the secure chip. Ledger.com/Start teaches that the key never leaves the device. Ledger.com/Start explains this before any assets are moved.

This is where digital property becomes cryptographic property.

Ledger.com/Start is how a US beginner transitions from “exchange customer” to “self-custody operator”

On an exchange, you have an account.
On a hardware wallet, you have a key.

Ledger.com/Start is the industrial transition moment.

Ledger.com/Start onboard converts a passive consumer into an active signer. Ledger.com/Start turns a user into the controller of spend authority. Ledger.com/Start is the origin of actual ownership.

Final Thoughts — Ledger.com/Start is the one correct starting line that guarantees you begin in the right security posture

Without Ledger.com/Start, beginners improvise setup and make security mistakes that cannot be reversed. Ledger.com/Start exists to lock down installation to a safe, controlled, authenticated perimeter.