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Update Windows build-from-source requirements #258

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Expand Up @@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ For Rust to work properly, you'll need to have a compatible compiler suite insta

* Linux: GCC or Clang
* macOS: Clang (install Xcode)
* Windows: [Visual Studio Community Edition](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community/)

For Windows, when you install Visual Studio Community Edition, make sure to install the "C++ build tools" as what we need is `link.exe` which is provided as part of that optional install. With that, we're ready to move to the next step.
* Windows: MSVC (install [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community/) or the [Visual Studio Build Tools](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/#build-tools-for-visual-studio-2022))
* Make sure to install the "Desktop development with C++" workload
* Any Visual Studio edition will work (Community is free)

### Installing Rust

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