# Guide to Setting Up Discourse Development Environment - Windows 11

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**Created:** [October 14, 2023, 10:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/guide-to-setting-up-discourse-development-environment-windows-11/282227 "2023-10-14T10:38:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Andrew\_Bond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/andrew_bond/32/271376_2.png) [@Andrew\_Bond](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andrew_Bond)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/guide-to-setting-up-discourse-development-environment-windows-11/282227/2 "2023-10-14T16:12:58Z")

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> [@AliBenBongo](#):
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> 1. Install Ubuntu on WSL2 using this command:-
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> `wsl.exe --install -d Ubuntu`

This part might fail. If it does click start , type turn windows features on or off  
Enable virtual machine platform  
Reboot

Resume the commands.

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