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* [Python 3.11](https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/python-311/9NRWMJP3717K)
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* The "Desktop development with C++" workload from
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[Visual Studio 2019](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/older-downloads/#visual-studio-2019-and-other-products) or
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[Visual Studio 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/) or
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the "C++ build tools" workload from the
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[Build Tools](https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vs_buildtools.exe),
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[Build Tools](https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vs_buildtools.exe),
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* Basic Unix tools required for some tests,
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[Git for Windows](https://git-scm.com/download/win) includes Git Bash
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Optional requirements to build the MSI installer package:
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* The .NET SDK component from [Visual Studio 2019](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/older-downloads/#visual-studio-2019-and-other-products)
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* The .NET SDK component from [Visual Studio 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/)
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* This component can be installed via the Visual Studio Installer Application
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Optional requirements for compiling for Windows 10 on ARM (ARM64):
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* Visual Studio 15.9.0 or newer
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* Visual Studio 17.6.0 or newer
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* Visual Studio optional components
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* Visual C++ compilers and libraries for ARM64
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* [Git for Windows](https://chocolatey.org/packages/git) with the `git` and
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* [Python 3.x](https://chocolatey.org/packages/python)
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* [Visual Studio 2019 Build Tools](https://chocolatey.org/packages/visualstudio2019buildtools)
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with [Visual C++ workload](https://chocolatey.org/packages/visualstudio2019-workload-vctools)
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* [Visual Studio 2022 Build Tools](https://chocolatey.org/packages/visualstudio2022buildtools)
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with [Visual C++ workload](https://chocolatey.org/packages/visualstudio2022-workload-vctools)
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* [NetWide Assembler](https://chocolatey.org/packages/nasm)
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To install Node.js prerequisites using
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[Boxstarter WebLauncher](https://boxstarter.org/weblauncher), open
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<https://boxstarter.org/package/nr/url?https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nodejs/node/HEAD/tools/bootstrap/windows_boxstarter>
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with Internet Explorer or Edge browser on the target machine.
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Alternatively, you can use PowerShell. Run those commands from an elevated
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Alternatively, you can use PowerShell. Run those commands from
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an elevated (Administrator) PowerShell terminal:
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#### Building Node.js
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If the path to your build directory contains a space or a non-ASCII character,
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the build will likely fail.
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* Remember to first clone the Node.js repository with the Git command
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and head to the directory that Git created; If you haven't already
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git clone https://github.com/nodejs/node.git
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cd node
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```
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* If the path to your build directory contains a space or a non-ASCII character,
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the build will likely fail
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### Trimmed: `small-icu` (English only) support
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the full `Intl` (ECMA-402) APIs. It does not need to download
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any dependencies to function. You can add full data at runtime.
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# Git and Unix tools will be added to the PATH
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choco install git -params /GitAndUnixToolsOnPath -y
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choco install python python2 -y
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# Installs VS 2019 Build Tools
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choco install visualstudio2019buildtools -y
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choco install visualstudio2019-workload-vctools -y --params="--add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.ARM64 --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.ATL.ARM64"
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# Installs VS 2022 Build Tools
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choco install visualstudio2022buildtools -y
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choco install visualstudio2022-workload-vctools -y --params="--add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.ARM64 --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.ATL.ARM64"
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