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# Prerequisites for Windows development
# Prerequisites for .NET Core on Windows

.NET Core development on Windows with Visual Studio requires:
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I'd probably change a few sections around. For example, I'd move this info to the Visual Studio section down below and leave the general info that applies to .NET Core on Windows up here. But I can make the changes for you after we merge this.


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## .NET Core dependencies

.NET Core requires the VC++ Redistributable when running on Windows. It is installed for you by the .NET Core installer. You need to install the Visual C++ redistributable manually if you are installing .NET Core via the installer script (`dotnet-install.ps1`).
.NET Core requires the VC++ Redistributable when running on Windows. It is installed for you by the .NET Core installer. You need to install the Visual C++ redistributable manually if you are installing .NET Core via the installer script (`dotnet-install.ps1`) or are attempting to run a self-contained .NET Core application.

The Visual C++ Redistributable version differs by Windows version.
[Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48145)

* Windows 10
* [Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48145)
* Windows 7+ (not Windows 10)
* Windows 7 and 2008 only
* Please make sure that your Windows installation is up-to-date and includes hotfix [KB2533623](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2533623) installed through Windows Update.
* [Universal CRT update](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48234) (you can get more info on what Universal CRT is in [this blog post](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vcblog/2015/03/03/introducing-the-universal-crt/))


## Visual Studio

You need Visual Studio 2015 to develop .NET Core apps. You can download [Visual Studio Community 2015](https://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/download-visual-studio-vs) for free.
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