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Simplify Windows install instructions (fixes #3207)
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## Windows
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*Note*: Due to specific Windows limitations,
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[some temporary workarounds](https://www.fpcomplete.com/blog/2015/08/stack-ghc-windows)
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may be required. It is strongly advised to set your `STACK_ROOT` environment
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variable similarly to your root (e.g., `set STACK_ROOT=c:\stack_root`) *before*
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running `stack`.
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*Note:* while generally 32-bit GHC is better tested on Windows, there are
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reports that recent versions of Windows only work with the 64-bit version of
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Stack (see
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[issue #393](https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stack/issues/393)).
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### Installer
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We recommend installing to the default location with these installers, as that
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will make `stack install` and `stack upgrade` work correctly out of the box.
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* [Windows 32-bit Installer](https://www.stackage.org/stack/windows-i386-installer)
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* [Windows 64-bit Installer](https://www.stackage.org/stack/windows-x86_64-installer)
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* [Windows 32-bit Installer](https://www.stackage.org/stack/windows-i386-installer)
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If in doubt: you should prefer the 64-bit installer.
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### Manual download
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* Download the latest release:
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* [Windows 32-bit](https://www.stackage.org/stack/windows-i386)
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* [Windows 64-bit](https://www.stackage.org/stack/windows-x86_64)
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* [Windows 32-bit](https://www.stackage.org/stack/windows-i386)
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* Unpack the archive and place `stack.exe` somewhere on your `%PATH%` (see
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[Path section below](#path)) and you can then run `stack` on the command line.
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* Now you can run `stack` from the terminal.
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NOTE: These executables have been built and tested on a Windows 7, 8.1, and 10
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64-bit machines. They should run on older Windows installs as well, but have not
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been tested. If you do test, please edit and update this page to indicate as
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such.
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## macOS
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We generally test on the current version of macOS, but Stack is known to work

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