From 53ee6968a3664c36fbc78530cb7795f2259e6a0c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jieyou Xu Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2025 00:27:22 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] Update MSVC INSTALL.md instructions to recommend VS 2022 + recent Windows 10/11 SDK --- INSTALL.md | 10 +++++++--- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md index 74fcc58348b43..a46d3d70093f1 100644 --- a/INSTALL.md +++ b/INSTALL.md @@ -210,9 +210,13 @@ itself back on after some time). ### MSVC -MSVC builds of Rust additionally require an installation of Visual Studio 2017 -(or later) so `rustc` can use its linker. The simplest way is to get -[Visual Studio], check the "C++ build tools" and "Windows 10 SDK" workload. +MSVC builds of Rust additionally requires an installation of: + +- Visual Studio 2022 (or later) build tools so `rustc` can use its linker. Older + Visual Studio versions such as 2019 *may* work but aren't actively tested. +- A recent Windows 10 or 11 SDK. + +The simplest way is to get [Visual Studio], check the "C++ build tools". [Visual Studio]: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/