Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this tutorial you will learn how to easily download and install the C and C++ compiler toolset on a Windows 11 system.
Here’s a step-by-step breakdown
Open a Browser and Download the Files:
First, you open up any browser (like Edge or Chrome), and you go to this website called winlibs.com. That’s where you can get the C and C++ compilers. You’ll see a download button for a toolset called GCC and MW. Make sure to grab the latest version for Windows 64-bit (if you’re on a 64-bit system like most people are these days).
Extract the Files:
Once it’s downloaded, you’ll see a ZIP file in your Downloads folder. Right-click on it, choose "Extract All," and pick where you want to save the files. The guy in the video chose to extract them to the C drive, and that works fine.
Find the Tools:
After extraction, go to the C drive, and you should see a folder called MW64. Inside that, there’s another folder called bin. That’s where the magic happens—this is where all the compiler programs like GCC (for C), g++ (for C++), and GDB (the debugger) are located.
Set the Path:
So here’s the thing: to use these tools from anywhere on your computer, you need to tell Windows where they are. You do this by setting the “path.” You basically copy the path of the bin folder (like the location of it on your C drive) and then go to your PC’s settings. Type in "Edit environment variables for your account" in the search bar, find the “Path” section, and paste the path there. Hit OK, and you’re all set!
Verify Everything’s Working:
To make sure everything installed properly, open up the Command Prompt (just search "CMD" in the Start menu). Then type gcc --version, g++ --version, and gdb --version one by one to see the versions of the tools you installed. If it shows you the version number, that means everything worked!
And that’s it! You’ve got the C and C++ compilers installed and ready to go on your Windows 11 machine.
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In this tutorial you will learn how to easily download and install the C and C++ compiler toolset on a Windows 11 system.
Here’s a step-by-step breakdown
Open a Browser and Download the Files:
First, you open up any browser (like Edge or Chrome), and you go to this website called winlibs.com. That’s where you can get the C and C++ compilers. You’ll see a download button for a toolset called GCC and MW. Make sure to grab the latest version for Windows 64-bit (if you’re on a 64-bit system like most people are these days).
Extract the Files:
Once it’s downloaded, you’ll see a ZIP file in your Downloads folder. Right-click on it, choose "Extract All," and pick where you want to save the files. The guy in the video chose to extract them to the C drive, and that works fine.
Find the Tools:
After extraction, go to the C drive, and you should see a folder called MW64. Inside that, there’s another folder called bin. That’s where the magic happens—this is where all the compiler programs like GCC (for C), g++ (for C++), and GDB (the debugger) are located.
Set the Path:
So here’s the thing: to use these tools from anywhere on your computer, you need to tell Windows where they are. You do this by setting the “path.” You basically copy the path of the bin folder (like the location of it on your C drive) and then go to your PC’s settings. Type in "Edit environment variables for your account" in the search bar, find the “Path” section, and paste the path there. Hit OK, and you’re all set!
Verify Everything’s Working:
To make sure everything installed properly, open up the Command Prompt (just search "CMD" in the Start menu). Then type gcc --version, g++ --version, and gdb --version one by one to see the versions of the tools you installed. If it shows you the version number, that means everything worked!
And that’s it! You’ve got the C and C++ compilers installed and ready to go on your Windows 11 machine.
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