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## Compile
-- download and unzip `xmr-stak`
+- download `xmr-stak` [Source Code.zip](https://github.com/fireice-uk/xmr-stak/releases) and save to a location in your home folder (C:\Users\USERNAME\)
+- extract the Source Code.zip file
- open the command line terminal `cmd`
-- `cd` to your unzipped source code directory
-- execute the following commands (NOTE: path to VS2017 can be different)
+- `cd` to the extracted source code directory
+- execute the following commands (NOTE: path to Visual Studio 2017 Community 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
```
+ - Sometimes Windows will `cd` to `C:\Users\USERNAME\source\build\` instead of `C:\Users\USERNAME\xmr-stak-<version>\build`. Ensure you are in the correct `build` directory before proceeding.
+
- for CUDA 8*
```
cmake -G "Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64" -T v140,host=x64 ..
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