title: Go for Microsoft Windows

The Go project's official download page is at https://go.dev/dl.

After downloading a binary release suitable for your system, you can install go by following the official installation instructions at https://go.dev/doc/install.

The Windows port is stable and officially supported.

DistributionsArchitecturesInitial support versionFinal support version
Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 or aboveamd64, 386Go 1 *
Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 or abovearm64Go 1.17
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012amd64, 386Go 1 *Go 1.20
Windows 7, Windows Server 2008R2amd64, 386Go 1 *Go 1.20
Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008amd64, 386Go 1 *Go 1.10.8
Windows XP, Windows Server 2003amd64, 386Go 1 *Go 1.10.8

* Go 1.5 or above is recommended.