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📝 Update Windows Build Instructions

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@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ Follow the guidelines below for building Electron on Windows.
## Prerequisites
* Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2 or higher
* Visual Studio 2013 with Update 4 - [download VS 2013 Community Edition for
free](https://www.visualstudio.com/news/vs2013-community-vs).
* Visual Studio 2015 - [download VS 2015 Community Edition for
free](https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/products/visual-studio-community-vs.aspx)
* [Python 2.7](http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7/)
* [Node.js](http://nodejs.org/download/)
* [Git](http://git-scm.com)
@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ building with Visual Studio will come in the future.
**Note:** Even though Visual Studio is not used for building, it's still
**required** because we need the build toolchains it provides.
**Note:** Visual Studio 2015 will not work. Please make sure to get MSVS
**2013**.
**Note:** While older versions of Electron required Visual Studio 2013, Electron 1.1 and later does require Visual Studio 2015.
## Getting the Code
@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ $ python script\test.py -R
### Command xxxx not found
If you encountered an error like `Command xxxx not found`, you may try to use
the `VS2012 Command Prompt` console to execute the build scripts.
the `VS2015 Command Prompt` console to execute the build scripts.
### Fatal internal compiler error: C1001
@ -148,4 +147,4 @@ $ mkdir ~\AppData\Roaming\npm
### node-gyp is not recognized as an internal or external command
You may get this error if you are using Git Bash for building, you should use
PowerShell or VS2012 Command Prompt instead.
PowerShell or VS2015 Command Prompt instead.