hugo/docs/content/en/installation/windows.md
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Merge commit '9b0050e9aabe4be65c78ccf292a348f309d50ccd' as 'docs'
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git subtree add --prefix=docs/ https://github.com/gohugoio/hugoDocs.git master --squash
```

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Windows Install Hugo on Windows.
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{{% note %}} Hugo v0.121.1 and later require at least Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016. {{% /note %}}

{{% include "installation/_common/01-editions.md" %}}

{{% include "installation/_common/02-prerequisites.md" %}}

{{% include "installation/_common/03-prebuilt-binaries.md" %}}

Package managers

Chocolatey

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

choco install hugo-extended

Scoop

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

scoop install hugo-extended

Winget

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

winget install Hugo.Hugo.Extended

{{% include "installation/_common/04-build-from-source.md" %}}

{{% note %}} See these detailed instructions to install GCC on Windows. {{% /note %}}

Comparison

Prebuilt binaries Package managers Build from source
Easy to install? ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Easy to upgrade? ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Easy to downgrade? ✔️ ✔️ 1 ✔️
Automatic updates? 2
Latest version available? ✔️ ✔️ ✔️

  1. Easy if a previous version is still installed. ↩︎

  2. Possible but requires advanced configuration. ↩︎