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# Installation Guide

## Prerequisites

1. Your PC must be running a 64-bit version of Windows 10 Anniversary Update build 14393 or later


>To find your PC's CPU architecture and Windows version/build number, open Settings>System>About. Look for the OS Build and System Type fields.

![system status](images/system.png)

If your build is below 14393, try checking for updates.

### Installation

In order to run Bash on Windows, you will need to manually:

1. Turn-on Developer Mode
2. Enable the "Windows Subsystem for Linux (beta)" feature via the GUI or the command-line:

### Turn on Developer Mode

1. Open Settings -> Update and Security -> For developers<commit_msg>Post update: enable Windows subsystem for Linux<commit_after>---
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title: enable Windows subsystem for Linux
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# Installation Guide

## Prerequisites

1. Your PC must be running a 64-bit version of Windows 10 Anniversary Update build 14393 or later


>To find your PC's CPU architecture and Windows version/build number, open Settings>System>About. Look for the OS Build and System Type fields.

![system status](https://www.davijournal.com/images/system.png)

If your build is below 14393, try checking for updates.

### Installation

In order to run Bash on Windows, you will need to manually:

1. Turn-on Developer Mode
2. Enable the "Windows Subsystem for Linux (beta)" feature via the GUI or the command-line:

### Turn on Developer Mode

1. Open Settings -> Update and Security -> For developers
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