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+# Compile **xmr-stak** for Windows
+
+## Install Dependencies
+
+### Preparation
+
+- open a command line `cmd`
+- run `mkdir C:\xmr-stak-dep`
+
+### Visual Studio 2017 Community
+
+- download VS2017 Community and install from [https://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/](https://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/)
+- during the install chose the components
+  - `Desktop development with C++` (left side)
+  - `Toolset for Visual Studio C++ 2015.3 v140...` (right side)
+
+### CMake for Win64
+
+- download and install the latest version from [https://cmake.org/download/](https://cmake.org/download/)
+- tested version: [cmake 3.9](https://cmake.org/files/v3.9/cmake-3.9.0-rc3-win64-x64.msi)
+- during the install choose the option `Add CMake to the system PATH for all users`
+
+### Dependencies OpenSSL/Hwloc and Microhttpd
+
+- download the precompiled binary from [https://github.com/fireice-uk/xmr-stak-dep/releases/download/v1/xmr-stak-dep.zip](https://github.com/fireice-uk/xmr-stak-dep/releases/download/v1/xmr-stak-dep.zip)
+- unzip all to `C:\xmr-stak-dep`
+
+### Validate the Dependency Folder
+
+- open a command line `cmd`
+- run
+   ```
+   cd c:\xmr-stak-dep
+   tree .
+   ```
+- the result should have the same structure
+  ```
+    C:\xmr-stak-dep>tree .
+    Folder PATH listing for volume Windows
+    Volume serial number is XX02-XXXX
+    C:\XMR-STAK-DEP
+    ├───hwloc
+    │   ├───include
+    │   │   ├───hwloc
+    │   │   │   └───autogen
+    │   │   └───private
+    │   │       └───autogen
+    │   └───lib
+    ├───libmicrohttpd
+    │   ├───include
+    │   └───lib
+    └───openssl
+        ├───bin
+        ├───include
+        │   └───openssl
+        └───lib
+  ```
+
+## Compile
+
+- download and unzip `xmr-stak
+- open the command line terminal `cmd`
+- `cd` to your unzipped source code directory
+- execute the following commands (NOTE: path to VS2017 can be different)
+  ```
+  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\Tools\VsMSBuildCmd.bat"
+  set CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=C:\xmr-stak-dep\hwloc;C:\xmr-stak-dep\libmicrohttpd;C:\xmr-stak-dep\openssl
+  mkdir build
+  cd build
+  cmake -G "Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64" -T v140,host=x64 ..
+  cmake --build . --config Release --target install
+  cd bin\Release
+  ```