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 ### Windows
 
 1. Download and install [Go for Windows](https://golang.org/dl/)
-2. Download and install [MingW](https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/) and select packages `mingw32-base`
+2. Download and extract [MingW64](https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/files/) (scroll down and select x86_64-posix-seh, dont use the autoinstaller it doesnt work)
 3. Search for "advanced system settings" and open the system properties dialog.
     1. Click the `Environment Variables` button
-    2. Under system variables find the `Path`.  Edit and add `C:\MinGW\bin` (replace * with the correct path).
+    2. Under system variables find the `Path`.  Edit and add `C:\MinGW\bin` (replace with the correct path to where you extracted MingW64).
 
 NOTE: The `make` command in Windows will be `mingw32-make` with MingW. For example `make pre-ui` will be `mingw32-make pre-ui`