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# Windows Support for GHC

GHC on Windows is supported by the [Windows Task Force](windows-task-force).

## Versions supported

<table><tr><th> GHC Version </th>
<th> &lt;= WinNT4 </th>
<th> Win2k </th>
<th> WinXP </th>
<th> Vista </th>
<th> Win7 </th>
<th> Win8 </th>
<th> Win10 Creators </th>
<th> Win10 
</th></tr>
<tr><th> 7.8         </th>
<th>             </th>
<th>  ✔      </th>
<th>  ✔      </th>
<th>  ✔      </th>
<th>  ✔     </th>
<th>        </th>
<th>                  </th>
<th>         
</th></tr>
<tr><th> 7.10        </th>
<th>             </th>
<th>         </th>
<th>  ✔      </th>
<th>  ✔      </th>
<th>  ✔     </th>
<th>  ✔     </th>
<th>                  </th>
<th>         
</th></tr>
<tr><th> 8.0         </th>
<th>             </th>
<th>         </th>
<th>         </th>
<th>  ✔      </th>
<th>  ✔     </th>
<th>  ✔     </th>
<th>  ✔ (Note 1)      </th>
<th>  ✔      
</th></tr>
<tr><th> 8.2         </th>
<th>             </th>
<th>         </th>
<th>         </th>
<th>  ✔      </th>
<th>  ✔     </th>
<th>  ✔     </th>
<th>  ✔               </th>
<th>  ✔      
</th></tr>
<tr><th> 8.4         </th>
<th>             </th>
<th>         </th>
<th>         </th>
<th>  ✔      </th>
<th>  ✔     </th>
<th>  ✔     </th>
<th>  ✔               </th>
<th>  ✔      
</th></tr>
<tr><th> 8.6         </th>
<th>             </th>
<th>         </th>
<th>         </th>
<th>         </th>
<th>  ✔     </th>
<th>  ✔     </th>
<th>  ✔               </th>
<th>  ✔      
</th></tr></table>

Note 1: Only distributions specifically advertising support the Creator's Update will work with Windows 10 Creator's Update and later.

Note that Vista must be patched with KB2533623.

## Building 32-bit Windows programs

Current releases of GHC provide a 32-bit Windows version for building 32-bit programs on Windows. It ships with a small [MinGW-w64](http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net/) system bundled, which provides tools (such as a C compiler, linker and assembler) that are used by the compiler.

## Building 64-bit Windows programs

Releases of GHC since 7.6.1 also provide a 64bit Windows version for building 64bit programs on Windows. It ships with a [MinGW-w64](http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net/) system bundled, which provides tools (such as a C compiler, linker and assembler) that are used by the compiler.

## Building on Windows

Build instructions for Windows are incorporated in the [Building Guide](building).  In particular, here is how to [set up your Windows system for building GHC](building/preparation/windows).

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