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title: Windows
description: Install Hugo on Windows.
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Hugo v0.121.1 and later require at least Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016.
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## Editions

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Unless your specific deployment needs require the extended/deploy edition, we recommend the extended edition.

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## Package managers

### Chocolatey

[Chocolatey] is a free and open-source package manager for Windows. To install the extended edition of Hugo:

```sh
choco install hugo-extended
```

[Chocolatey]: https://chocolatey.org/

### Scoop

[Scoop] is a free and open-source package manager for Windows. To install the extended edition of Hugo:

```sh
scoop install hugo-extended
```

[Scoop]: https://scoop.sh/

### Winget

[Winget] is Microsoft's official free and open-source package manager for Windows. To install the extended edition of Hugo:

```sh
winget install Hugo.Hugo.Extended
```

To uninstall the extended edition of Hugo:

```sh
winget uninstall --name "Hugo (Extended)"
```

[Winget]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/

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See these [detailed instructions](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/41370) to install GCC on Windows.
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## Comparison

||Prebuilt binaries|Package managers|Build from source
:--|:--:|:--:|:--:
Easy to install?|:heavy_check_mark:|:heavy_check_mark:|:heavy_check_mark:|
Easy to upgrade?|:heavy_check_mark:|:heavy_check_mark:|:heavy_check_mark:
Easy to downgrade?|:heavy_check_mark:|:heavy_check_mark: [^2]|:heavy_check_mark:
Automatic updates?|:x:|:x: [^1]|:x:
Latest version available?|:heavy_check_mark:|:heavy_check_mark:|:heavy_check_mark:

[^1]: Possible but requires advanced configuration.
[^2]: Easy if a previous version is still installed.
