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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 7, Windows Server 2008R2 or above | amd64, 386 | Go 1 _*_ | | |
| | 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. |
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