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requirements: update Windows version
As pointed out in [1] our website still claims we support Windows 7. We don't. Teach the website about this change. [1] git-for-windows/git#5280 (comment) Signed-off-by: Matthias Aßhauer <mha1993@live.de>
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<h1 id="prerequisites">Prerequisites</h1>
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<p>This page lists the prerequisites required to run <a href="https://gitforwindows.org/">Git for Windows</a>.</p>
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<h2 id="windows-version">Windows version</h2>
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<p>Git for Windows requires Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or later. The last version to support Windows Vista and Server 2008 was <a href="https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.37.1.windows.1">v2.37.1</a>. The last version of Git for Windows to support Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 is <a href="https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.10.0.windows.1">v2.10.0</a>.</p>
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<p>Git for Windows requires Windows 8.1 or later. The last version to support Windows 7, 8, Server 2008 R2 and Server 2012 was <a href="https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.46.2.windows.1">v2.46.2</a>. The last version to support Windows Vista and Server 2008 was <a href="https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.37.1.windows.1">v2.37.1</a>. The last version of Git for Windows to support Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 is <a href="https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.10.0.windows.1">v2.10.0</a>.</p>
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<p>Why?</p>
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<p>Parts of Git are implemented in shell script, and Git for Windows runs those scripts via <a href="https://msys2.github.io/">MSYS2</a>&#39;s POSIX emulation layer, which in turn is based on the <a href="https://cygwin.com">Cygwin POSIX emulation layer</a>. Seeing as Windows Vista, Server 2008, XP and Server 2003 are years past their official end of life, the Cygwin project ended their Herculean efforts to support those Windows versions.</p>
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<p>Parts of Git are implemented in shell script, and Git for Windows runs those scripts via <a href="https://msys2.github.io/">MSYS2</a>&#39;s POSIX emulation layer, which in turn is based on the <a href="https://cygwin.com">Cygwin POSIX emulation layer</a>. Seeing as Windows 8, Server 2012, 7, Server 2008 R2, Vista, Server 2008, XP and Server 2003 are years past their official end of life, the Cygwin project ended their Herculean efforts to support those Windows versions.</p>
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## Windows version
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Git for Windows requires Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or later. The last version to support Windows Vista and Server 2008 was [v2.37.1](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.37.1.windows.1). The last version of Git for Windows to support Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 is [v2.10.0](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.10.0.windows.1).
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Git for Windows requires Windows 8.1 or later. The last version to support Windows 7, 8, Server 2008 R2 and Server 2012 was [v2.46.2](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.46.2.windows.1). The last version to support Windows Vista and Server 2008 was [v2.37.1](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.37.1.windows.1). The last version of Git for Windows to support Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 is [v2.10.0](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.10.0.windows.1).
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Parts of Git are implemented in shell script, and Git for Windows runs those scripts via [MSYS2](https://msys2.github.io/)'s POSIX emulation layer, which in turn is based on the [Cygwin POSIX emulation layer](https://cygwin.com). Seeing as Windows Vista, Server 2008, XP and Server 2003 are years past their official end of life, the Cygwin project ended their Herculean efforts to support those Windows versions.
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Parts of Git are implemented in shell script, and Git for Windows runs those scripts via [MSYS2](https://msys2.github.io/)'s POSIX emulation layer, which in turn is based on the [Cygwin POSIX emulation layer](https://cygwin.com). Seeing as Windows 8, Server 2012, 7, Server 2008 R2, Vista, Server 2008, XP and Server 2003 are years past their official end of life, the Cygwin project ended their Herculean efforts to support those Windows versions.

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