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22 changes: 22 additions & 0 deletions docs/windows-core-installation.md
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Click **Clone**. Within a few minutes, Azerothcore's source files will be cloned into **C:\Azerothcore**.

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When using `Github Desktop` if you encounter errors cloning either refering to `fatal: early EOF` or `fatal: fetch-pack: invalid index-pack output` or anything similiar, right after starting the cloning or after a while, consider in using `git bash` to clone azerothcore-wotlk repository, you only need to do this once, updating the core can be done via `Github Desktop` with no issues.
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### In the case of errors during the cloning with `Github Desktop` follow the following steps:

We are using `C:\Azerothcore` as the example directory.

1. Open `Git Bash` as Adminstrator

1. Type `cd C:` and press ENTER (instead of `C:` you can use the path `cd "F:\MyFolder\MyOtherFolder"` make sure the path is between quotes " ")

1. Type `mkdir Azerothcore` and press ENTER

1. Type `cd Azerothcore` and press ENTER

1. Type `git clone https://github.com/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk` and press ENTER

1. When the cloning finishes go back to your `Github Desktop` and `File` -> `Add local repository` -> `C:\Azerothcore\azerothcore-wotlk` (or use the choose button and use the windows interface.

1. You're done with cloning the core.

### Configuring and generating Visual C++ solution with CMake

Before you begin, create a new directory called **Build**. In this guide, we will use **C:\Build**.
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