As we use lots of features of the C++11-standard we support **Visual Studio 2015** and up. Therefore you will need at least **Windows 7** (64-bit recommended). It is perfectly fine to use the free Community Edition of Visual Studio.
As we use lots of features of the C++17-standard we support **Visual Studio 2015** and up. Therefore you will need at least **Windows 7** (64-bit recommended). It is perfectly fine to use the free Community Edition of Visual Studio.
- Download and install [Visual Studio Community 2017](https://www.visualstudio.com/de/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=Community&rel=15)
- Download and install [Visual Studio Community 2017](https://www.visualstudio.com/de/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=Community&rel=15)
- Select the *workload* `Desktop Development with C++`
- Select the *workload* `Desktop Development with C++`