docs/content/en/installation/windows.md
[!note] Hugo v0.121.1 and later require at least Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016.
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Chocolatey is a free and open-source package manager for Windows. To install the extended edition of Hugo:
choco install hugo-extended
Scoop is a free and open-source package manager for Windows. To install the extended edition of Hugo:
scoop install hugo-extended
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
To uninstall the extended edition of Hugo:
winget uninstall --name "Hugo (Extended)"
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[!note] See these detailed instructions to install GCC on Windows.
| 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: 1 | :heavy_check_mark: |
| Automatic updates? | :x: | :x: 2 | :x: |
| Latest version available? | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: |