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# Windows - miner tutorial

## Install from binary

{% code title="#install\_guide" %}

```bash
# Download the latest (experimental CPU only) binary version from:
https://github.com/xel-software/xel_miner_releases/files/1933994/xel_miner-0.9.6.zip
```

{% endcode %}

After you unzip the archive, go into the folder `xel_miner-0.9.6/xel_miner`. There, you will find the `xel_miner.exe` executable. You can test if it’s functioning properly by running:

{% code title="#run" %}

```bash
xel_miner.exe --test-vm examples\SHA256_BTC.epl
```

{% endcode %}

If you encounter any errors, the reason may be that you already have a MinGW installation on your system and in your `PATH`. In this case, try to clean the `PATH` variable by doing a simple

{% code title="#run" %}

```bash
set PATH=
```

{% endcode %}

## Video tutorial

{% embed url="<https://vimeo.com/265864726>" %}
xel\_miner on windows
{% endembed %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/-LCk3jUU9rSFzGaYIjcV" %}
[MacOS - miner tutorial](/wiki/tutorials/xel_miner/macos.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

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