<commit_before>---
title: "Installing the CLI on Windows"
slug: "installing-the-cli-on-windows"
category: "process"
ordinal: 2
---

What follows are instructions that work for installing exercism on Windows 7 or Windows 8. Instructions for other versions of Windows may differ slightly, but the principle will be the same.

**NOTE:** You will need Admin privileges for some of the steps detailed below. If you don't have them, get someone with those privileges to do the install for you.

## Before you start
Before you download exercism you will need to determine whether you are running a 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows. You can do this as follows:

1. Open the Windows Control Panel
	1. In Windows 7 this can be accomplished by clicking on "Start" and selecting "Control Panel" from the list on the right
	1. In Windows 8 this can be accomplished by right clicking on "Start" and selecting "Control Panel" from the menu that appears
1. Select "System"
1. A reasonable amount of information is displayed, including the "System type". This will tell you whether you have a 32-bit or 64-bit Operating System and whether you have a 32-bit or 64-bit processor<commit_msg>Add link to windows screencast<commit_after>---
title: "Installing the CLI on Windows"
slug: "installing-the-cli-on-windows"
category: "process"
ordinal: 2
---

What follows are instructions that work for installing exercism on Windows 7 or Windows 8. Instructions for other versions of Windows may differ slightly, but the principle will be the same.

For a visual guide, see [this screencast](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9Y9yuXA-qA).

**NOTE:** You will need Admin privileges for some of the steps detailed below. If you don't have them, get someone with those privileges to do the install for you.

## Before you start
Before you download exercism you will need to determine whether you are running a 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows. You can do this as follows:

1. Open the Windows Control Panel
	1. In Windows 7 this can be accomplished by clicking on "Start" and selecting "Control Panel" from the list on the right
	1. In Windows 8 this can be accomplished by right clicking on "Start" and selecting "Control Panel" from the menu that appears
1. Select "System"
1. A reasonable amount of information is displayed, including the "System type". This will tell you whether you have a 32-bit or 64-bit Operating System and whether you have a 32-bit or 64-bit processor
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