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windows_support: add info for server 2016 and some updates
* newer qt6 requires some features not available in old Windows 10,
which also rules out Server 2016. Note which version is the last
one working there, and note that 1809+ is required.
See https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/windows.html
* Add info about the 32bit msys2 repo no longer being updated
while at it.
Fixes#105Fixes#113
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## Current Policy
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**The GUI Installer:** Requires 64-bit Windows 10 / Windows Server 2019.
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**The GUI Installer:** Requires 64-bit Windows 10 (1809+) / Windows Server 2019.
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**Msys/Cygwin Packages**: Requires 64-bit Windows 8.1 / Windows Server 2012 R2.
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We no longer support these configurations, but here's a list of resources that might help you get things running either way.
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**GUI Installer on Windows Server 2016 / Windows 10 (1607)**: The last GUI installer version that worked on Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10 (1607) is
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[2024-12-08](https://github.com/msys2/msys2-installer/releases/tag/2024-12-08). Use the old installer and then use [pacman to update](./updating.md).
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**GUI Installer on Windows 8.1**: The last GUI installer version that worked on Windows 8.1 is
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[2024-01-13](https://github.com/msys2/msys2-installer/releases/tag/2024-01-13). Use the old installer and then use [pacman to update](./updating.md).
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**Windows 7 and 8.0**: The last installer version that worked on Windows 7 and 8.0 is [2022-10-28](https://github.com/msys2/msys2-installer/releases/tag/2022-10-28). Switching to [msys2-runtime-3.4](https://packages.msys2.org/base/msys2-runtime-3.4) should keep the Cygwin parts working. Many Mingw packages will no longer work though (Python for example).
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**32-bit Windows**: The last working archive is available at https://repo.msys2.org/distrib/i686 and there is a community maintained repo at https://github.com/jeremyd2019/msys2-build32.
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**32-bit Windows**: The last working archive is available at https://repo.msys2.org/distrib/i686 and there is a community maintained repo at https://github.com/jeremyd2019/msys2-build32 (no longer updated since 2025-11)
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## Changelog
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Various changes affecting the supported Windows versions and hardware for both pre-built packages and programs built using our toolchains.
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**2025-11-18**: The community maintained 32-bit MSYS2 repo at
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https://github.com/jeremyd2019/msys2-build32 is [no longer
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<spanstyle="opacity: 0.6; word-wrap: break-word;">(Optional) For more information on the installer, like command line options, or how to verify the checksum and signature of the installer, see the [installer guide](./docs/installer.md).</span>
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2. Run the installer. Installing MSYS2 requires 64 bit Windows 10 or newer.
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2. Run the installer. Installing MSYS2 requires 64 bit Windows 10 (1809+) or newer.
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3. Enter your desired **Installation Folder** (short ASCII-only path on a NTFS volume, no accents, no spaces, no symlinks, no subst or network drives, no FAT).
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