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### Title the install tools article with the name of the tool to be installed
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title: Git for Windows on Arm
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### Optional additional search terms (one per line) to assist in finding the article
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additional_search_terms:
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- git
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- windows
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- woa
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- windows on arm
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- open source windows on arm
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### Estimated completion time in minutes (please use integer multiple of 5)
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minutes_to_complete: 10
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### Link to official documentation
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official_docs: https://git-scm.com/doc
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author_primary: Jason Andrews
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### PAGE SETUP
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weight: 1# Defines page ordering. Must be 1 for first (or only) page.
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tool_install: true # Set to true to be listed in main selection page, else false
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multi_install: false # Set to true if first page of multi-page article, else false
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multitool_install_part: false # Set to true if a sub-page of a multi-page article, else false
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layout: installtoolsall # DO NOT MODIFY. Always true for tool install articles
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---
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Git has native support for [Windows on Arm](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/arm/overview). Starting with version 2.47.1, an official installer is available.
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In addition to Windows laptops, Windows on Arm instances are available with Microsoft Azure. For further information, see [Deploy a Windows on Arm virtual machine on Microsoft Azure](/learning-paths/cross-platform/woa_azure/).
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## How do I download and install Git for Windows on Arm?
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Git releases are available in [GitHub releases](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/).
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Use a browser to download the desired release file. The Git releases for Windows on Arm have `arm64.exe` in the filename.
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You can also download from a Windows PowerShell with the following command:
Once you have downloaded Git, run the installer `.exe` file on a Windows on Arm machine.
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The installer starts.
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Click Next to acknowledge the GNU General Public License.
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Set the destination location or accept the default location and click Next.
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Continue to click Next for any configuration settings. You can accept all defaults if you are unsure of specific settings.
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At the end of the install process you see the screen below indicating setup has finished installing Git:
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Click the Finish button to complete installation.
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## How do I use Git on Windows?
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You can use Git on Windows from a Command Prompt or using Git Bash, a Linux-like terminal experience which includes Git and many other Linux commands.
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{{% notice Note %}}
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Git is not automatically added to your search path during installation.
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{{% /notice %}}
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To use Git, click the Windows Start button and then click `All apps`.
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You see the Git folder in the G section.
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There are menu items for multiple ways to start Git.
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git help
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```
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You can use Git from this Command Prompt.
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## How can I use Git with Git Bash?
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You are now ready to use Git on your Windows on Arm device.
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The Windows Performance Analyzer (WPA) plugin connects [WindowsPerf](/learning-paths/laptops-and-desktops/windowsperf/) to the Windows Performance Analyzer. Windows Perf is a lightweight performance profiling tool inspired by Linux Perf and designed for Windows on Arm.
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Windows Performance Analyzer provides developers with diagnostics and performance tuning. It generates data tables and graphs of Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) events, which are recorded in one of three ways:
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- Windows Performance Recorder (WPR)
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- Xperf
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-or through an assessment that's run in the Assessment Platform.
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-By using Windows Performance Recorder (WPR).
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-By using Xperf.
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-Through an assessment that is run in the Assessment Platform.
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WPA can open event trace log (ETL) files, which you can use for analysis.
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WPA can open Event Trace Log (ETL) files, which you can use for analysis.
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The WPA plugin is built using the [Microsoft Performance Toolkit SDK](https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-performance-toolkit-sdk), a collection of tools to create and extend performance analysis applications. The plugin parses JSON output from Windows Perf so that it can be visualized in WPA.
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The WPA plugin is built using the [Microsoft Performance Toolkit SDK](https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-performance-toolkit-sdk), which is a collection of tools to create and extend performance analysis applications. The plugin parses JSON output from Windows Perf so that it can be visualized in WPA.
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## What are some of the features of the WPA plugin?
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## What are the features of the WPA plugin?
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The WindowsPerf GUI extension includes features, which are designed to streamline the user experience:
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The WindowsPerf GUI extension includes features that are designed to streamline the user experience, and these are detailed below.
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The WPA plugin requires WPA version `11.0.7.2` or higher. You can check the version by clicking `Help` -> `About Windows Performance Analyzer`.
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The WPA plugin requires WPA version `11.0.7.2` or higher. You can check the version by clicking **Help** > **About Windows Performance Analyzer**.
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You are now ready to install the WPA plugin, which is a single `.dll` file.
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Download the `.zip` file from the [Windows Perf WPA plugin GitHub releases page](https://github.com/arm-developer-tools/windowsperf-wpa-plugin/releases) on GitHub.
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There are three ways that you can use the `WPAPlugin.dll` file:
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##### Option 1: Start WPA from the command line and pass the plugin directory location using a flag.
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For example, if you downloaded the `.dll` in your `Downloads` directory, you can run `wpa` as shown below:
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