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Improve Installation Instructions on Windows (#374)
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PREREQUISITES.md

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# PREREQUISITES
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## C++ 11 or higher
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Checkout [C++ Compiler](#C++-Compiler)
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## CMake 3.1+
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1. Download CMake3.1+ for your platform: https://cmake.org/download/
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2. Run the Cmake Installer. Make sure you add CMake into **PATH**.
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3. Restart the command prompt / terminal.
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## C++ Compiler (Clang 3.9+ or GCC 4.8+ or MSVC 2015+)
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1. Check if Clang or GCC is installed
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``` sh
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g++ --version
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```
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```
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clang --version
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```
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### Windows
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#### MSVC
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Install Visual Studio with MSVC
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1. Download **Visual Studio Installer**
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https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/
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2. Run the installer, check the **Desktop development with C++** workload and select Install.
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3. Verify your MSVC installation
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* In Windows Start up Menu, try open "Developer Command Prompt for VS"
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Continue with the Developer Command Prompt to install the SDK and samples.
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## FAQ
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1. CMake Error: CMAKE_C_COMPILER not set, after EnableLanguage
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CMake Error: CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER not set, after EnableLanguage

README.md

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## Installation
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### Minimum Requirements
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* C++ 11 or higher
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* CMake 3.1+
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* Clang 3.9+ or GCC 4.8+ or MSVC 2015+
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[Step-by-step instructions](./PREREQUISITES.md)
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### Build from source
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#### Automatically Build and Install AWS Dependencies

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