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| # <a name="windows"></a>Install Bazel on Windows |
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| Windows support is in beta. Known issues are [marked with label "Windows"](https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22category%3A+multi-platform+%3E+windows%22) |
| on GitHub. |
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| We currently support only 64 bit Windows 7 or higher and we compile Bazel as a |
| MSYS2 binary. |
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| Install Bazel on Windows using one of the following methods: |
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| * [Use Chocolatey](#install-on-windows-chocolatey) |
| * [Use the binary distribution](#download-binary-windows) |
| * [Compile Bazel from source](install-compile-source.md) -- make sure |
| your machine meets the [requirements](windows.md#requirements) |
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| ## <a name="install-on-windows-chocolatey"></a>Install using Chocolatey |
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| You can install the unofficial package using the |
| [chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org) package manager: |
| |
| ```sh |
| choco install bazel |
| ``` |
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| This will install the latest available version of Bazel, and dependencies. |
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| This package is experimental. Please provide feedback to `@petemounce` in GitHub |
| issue tracker. See the [Chocolatey installation and package |
| maintenance](https://bazel.build/windows-chocolatey-maintenance.html) guide for |
| more information. |
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| ## <a name="download-binary-windows"></a>Install using the binary distribution |
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| We provide binary versions on our |
| <a href="https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/releases">GitHub releases page</a> |
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| The installer contains only the Bazel binary. You'll need additional software |
| (e.g. msys2 shell of the right version) and some setup in your environment to |
| run Bazel. See these requirements on our |
| [Windows page](windows.md#requirements). |
