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Merge pull request #108527 from kgremban/mar20-winbuild
Clarify windows build requirement
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articles/iot-edge/how-to-install-iot-edge-windows-with-linux.md

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This article lists the steps to install the Azure IoT Edge runtime using Linux containers on your Windows x64 (AMD/Intel) system. To learn more about the IoT Edge runtime installer, including details about all the installation parameters, see [Install the Azure IoT Edge runtime on Windows](how-to-install-iot-edge-windows.md).
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For information about what's included in the latest version of IoT Edge, see [Azure IoT Edge releases](https://github.com/Azure/azure-iotedge/releases).
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## Prerequisites
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Use this section to review whether your Windows device can support IoT Edge, and to prepare it for a container engine before installation.
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Azure IoT Edge with Linux containers can run on any version of Windows that meets the [requirements for Docker Desktop](https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/install/#what-to-know-before-you-install)
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For more information about what's included in the latest version of IoT Edge, see [Azure IoT Edge releases](https://github.com/Azure/azure-iotedge/releases).
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If you want to install IoT Edge on a virtual machine, enable nested virtualization and allocate at least 2-GB memory. How you enable nested virtualization is different depending on the hypervisor your use. For Hyper-V, generation 2 virtual machines have nested virtualization enabled by default. For VMWare, there's a toggle to enable the feature on your virtual machine.
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### Prepare the container engine

articles/iot-edge/how-to-install-iot-edge-windows.md

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### Supported Windows versions
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For development and test scenarios, Azure IoT Edge with Windows containers can be installed on any version of Windows 10 or Windows Server 2019 (build 17763) that supports the containers feature. For information about which operating systems are currently supported for production scenarios, see [Azure IoT Edge supported systems](support.md#operating-systems).
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IoT Edge for Windows requires Windows version 1809/build 17763, which is the latest [Windows long term support build](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/release-information/). For Windows SKU support, see what is supported based on whether you're preparing for production scenarios or development and test scenarios:
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IoT Core devices must include the IoT Core- Windows Containers optional feature to support the IoT Edge runtime. Use the following command in a [remote PowerShell session](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/iot-core/connect-your-device/powershell) to check that Windows containers are supported on your device:
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* **Production**: For the latest information about which operating systems are currently supported for production scenarios, see [Azure IoT Edge supported systems](support.md#operating-systems).
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* **Development and test**: For development and test scenarios, Azure IoT Edge with Windows containers can be installed on any version of Windows 10 or Windows Server 2019 that supports the containers feature.
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IoT Core devices must include the IoT Core Windows Containers optional feature to support the IoT Edge runtime. Use the following command in a [remote PowerShell session](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/iot-core/connect-your-device/powershell) to check that Windows containers are supported on your device:
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Get-Service vmcompute

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