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<p>Qt's support for different Windows platforms is extensive and mature. Before you get started, ensure that your development environment fulfills the <a href="windows-requirements.html">requirements</a>.</p>
<p>The <i>Reference Configuration</i> section of the <a href="supported-platforms.html#reference-configurations">supported platforms</a> page contains a list of Windows versions and compilers tested to work with Qt.</p>
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<h2 id="downloading-and-installing-qt">Downloading and Installing Qt</h2>
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<ol class="1" type="1"><li>through the Qt Installers - downloads and installs Qt</li>
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<h3 >Building Qt 5 from Source</h3>
<p>You can also build Qt 5 from the source package and configure it according to your target platform. The source packages are obtained from <a href="http://www.qt.io/download/">http://www.qt.io/download/</a>.</p>
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<p>We invite you to explore the rest of Qt. We prepared overviews which help you decide which APIs to use and our examples demonstrate how to use our API.</p>
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