{"id":61275,"date":"2025-11-28T12:43:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T04:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mister.forex\/?p=61275"},"modified":"2025-12-03T03:42:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T19:42:13","slug":"mt5-pc-login-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mister.forex\/en\/mt5-pc-login-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Can't Login to MT5? The Complete Guide to Fixing \"Server Not Found\""},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"61275\" class=\"elementor elementor-61275\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a031264 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a031264\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5deb3cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-html translation-block\" data-id=\"5deb3cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\"><span>\nWelcome to <strong>Mr.Forex<\/strong>'s guide. MetaTrader 5 (MT5) is a powerful next-generation trading platform, but \"logging in\" remains the biggest pain point for beginners.<br><br>\nMany people install the software, enter the correct account and password, but see a <strong>red icon (authorization failed)<\/strong> in the bottom right corner, or simply can't find their broker's server.<br><br>\nDon't worry, this is usually just a small configuration misunderstanding. This guide focuses specifically on the MT5 PC version and will take you step-by-step through the login process.<br><br>\n\n<h2><strong>MT5 PC Login Process<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<h3><strong>Step 1: Open the Login Window<\/strong><\/h3>\nFirst, open your MT5 PC software. Click \"<strong>File<\/strong>\" in the top-left main menu. In the dropdown menu, select \"<strong>Login to Trade Account<\/strong>\".<br>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-61361\" src=\"https:\/\/mister.forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mt5-pc-login-guide-en-01.webp\" alt=\"In the MT5 PC main menu, click 'File', then select 'Login to Trade Account'.\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" \/>\n\n<h3><strong>Step 2: Enter Login Information<\/strong><\/h3>\nAfter clicking, a login window will appear. Please fill in the following:\n<ul>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 <li><strong>Login:<\/strong> Your trading account number.<\/li>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 <li><strong>Password:<\/strong> Your \"Master Password\".<\/li>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 <li><strong>Server:<\/strong> Click the dropdown menu and select your broker's server.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-61293\" src=\"https:\/\/mister.forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mt5-pc-login-guide-en-02.webp\" alt=\"MT5 PC login window, fill in the Login, Password, and select the correct Server from the dropdown menu, then click OK.\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" \/>\n\nAfter filling this in and clicking \"OK\", if everything is correct, you will see the connection status turn green in the bottom right corner.<br><br>\n\n<img src=\"https:\/\/mister.forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mt5-pc-login-guide-03-login-success.webp\" alt=\"A green connection signal is displayed in the bottom right corner of MT5, indicating a successful login to the trading account.\" width=\"120\" height=\"40\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-61294\" \/><br>\n\n<h2><strong>Troubleshooting Login Failures<\/strong><\/h2>\nIf you are stuck, in Mr. Forex's experience, the problem is usually due to an \"outdated server list\" or \"incorrect password entry\".<br><br>\n\n<h3><strong>Scenario A: \"I can't find my server in the dropdown list!\"<\/strong><\/h3>\nThis is the most common problem in MT5. If your broker's server is not in the list, you need to manually search for and add it. We solve this via the \"<strong>Navigator<\/strong>\" panel.<br><br>\n\n<h4><strong>Step 1: Open the Navigator Panel<\/strong><\/h4>\nEnsure your \"<strong>Navigator<\/strong>\" panel is open (usually on the left side of the screen).<br>\nIf you don't see it, click \"<strong>View<\/strong>\" in the main menu, then select \"<strong>Navigator<\/strong>\".\n\n<img src=\"https:\/\/mister.forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mt5-pc-login-guide-en-04.webp\" alt=\"Click 'View' in the main menu, then select 'Navigator' to open the Navigator panel.\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-61295\" \/>\n\n<h4><strong>Step 2: Search for Broker<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 <li>In the Navigator panel, right-click on \"<strong>Accounts<\/strong>\".<\/li>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 <li>Select \"<strong>Open an Account<\/strong>\".<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-61296\" src=\"https:\/\/mister.forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mt5-pc-login-guide-en-05.webp\" alt=\"In the MT5 Navigator panel, right-click on 'Accounts' and select 'Open an Account'.\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" \/>\n\nA window will pop up with a search box in the middle (displaying \"<strong>add new company...<\/strong>\").<br>\nEnter your broker's name (e.g., \"IC Markets\"), then click \"<strong>Find your company<\/strong>\".\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-61297\" src=\"https:\/\/mister.forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mt5-pc-login-guide-en-06.webp\" alt=\"In the MT5 Open an Account window, search for a broker like IC Markets and click 'Find your company'.\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" \/><br>\n\nAfter finding your broker, click on it, and your server list will be updated in the software. Now you can return to the standard login process to log in.<br><br>\n\n<h3><strong>Scenario B: \"It shows a 'Red Icon (Authorization Failed)'!\"<\/strong><\/h3>\nIf a red prohibition icon appears in the bottom right corner after logging in (as shown below), it means the server has rejected your login.<br><br>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-61298\" src=\"https:\/\/mister.forex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mt5-pc-login-guide-07-login-fail.webp\" alt=\"MT5 shows a red icon and data in the bottom right corner, indicating login failure.\" width=\"120\" height=\"40\" \/><br>\n\nThis is definitely not an issue with the read-only password (read-only passwords can log in successfully), but rather due to the following reasons:<br>\n<ol>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 <li><strong>Incorrect password or login entered (Most Common):<\/strong><br>Please carefully check your \"Master Password\". Is it case-sensitive? Did you accidentally copy a \"space\"? This is the main cause of 90% of errors.<\/li>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 <li><strong>Wrong server selected:<\/strong><br>Is your account \"Live\" or \"Demo\"?<br>Please note: even if the broker name is correct (e.g., IC Markets), if the server number suffix is wrong (e.g., selecting ICMarkets-MT5 instead of ICMarketsSC-MT5), login will fail.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<br>\n\n<h2><strong>Special Note: About \"Read-Only Password\"<\/strong><\/h2>\nIf you don't see an error message and have successfully logged in to see quotes, but \"cannot place orders\" (the 'New Order' button is greyed out), this is because you used the \"Read-Only Password\" (Investor Password) to log in. To trade, please ensure you use the \"Master Password\" to log into the account.<br><br>\n\n<h2><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\nLogging into MT5 is not difficult; the key is ensuring your \"Server List\" is up to date. Just follow the steps above, and you will be able to connect and start trading smoothly.\n<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fac417 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"2fac417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"49848\" class=\"elementor elementor-49848\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43b58eaa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43b58eaa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83f27ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-html translation-block\" data-id=\"83f27ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\"><span>\n<strong style=\"font-size: 1.2em\">\nHi, we are the <a href=\"https:\/\/mister.forex\/en\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Mr.Forex Research Team<\/a><\/strong><br>\n\nTrading requires not just the right mindset, but also useful tools and insights. We focus on global broker reviews, trading system setups (MT4 \/ MT5, EA, VPS), and practical forex basics. We personally teach you to master the \"operating manual\" of financial markets, building a professional trading environment from scratch.<br>\n<br>\n\n<strong>If you want to move from theory to practice:<\/strong><br>\n1. Help share this article to let more traders see the truth.<br>\n2. Read more articles related to <a href=\"https:\/\/mister.forex\/en\/category\/learn-forex\/\" target=\"_blank\">Forex Education<\/a>.\n<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stuck with a \"Login Failed\" error on MetaTrader 5? Don't panic. This step-by-step pictorial guide shows you exactly how to find your broker's server using the \"Navigator\" panel and solve connection problems instantly.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83,127],"tags":[128],"class_list":["post-61275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-learn-forex","category-operation-tutorial","tag-no-google"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mister.forex\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mister.forex\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mister.forex\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mister.forex\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mister.forex\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61275"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mister.forex\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61275\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mister.forex\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mister.forex\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mister.forex\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mister.forex\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}