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| title: Go for Microsoft Windows |
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| > The Go project's official download page is at [https://go.dev/dl](https://go.dev/dl/). |
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| > 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](https://go.dev/doc/install#install). |
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| The Windows port is stable and officially supported. |
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| - See the [open Windows issues](https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Aos-windows) on the issue tracker. |
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| | **Distributions** | **Architectures** | **Initial support version** | **Final support version** | |
| | :--------------------------------------- | :---------------- | :-------------------------- | :------------------------ | |
| | Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 or above | amd64, 386 | Go 1 _\*_ | | |
| | Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 or above | arm64 | Go 1.17 | | |
| | Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 | amd64, 386 | Go 1 _\*_ | Go 1.20 | |
| | Windows 7, Windows Server 2008R2 | amd64, 386 | Go 1 _\*_ | Go 1.20 | |
| | Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 | amd64, 386 | Go 1 _\*_ | Go 1.10.8 | |
| | Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 | amd64, 386 | Go 1 _\*_ | Go 1.10.8 | |
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| _\*_ Go 1.5 or above is recommended. |
