# Why do I need Microsoft C++ build tools?

**URL:** <https://users.rust-lang.org/t/why-do-i-need-microsoft-c-build-tools/18581>\
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**Created:** [July 7, 2018, 3:25am UTC](https://users.rust-lang.org/t/why-do-i-need-microsoft-c-build-tools/18581 "2018-07-07T03:25:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![notriddle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/users.rust-lang.org/notriddle/32/51307_2.png) [@notriddle](https://users.rust-lang.org/u/notriddle)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2019, 6:17pm UTC](https://users.rust-lang.org/t/why-do-i-need-microsoft-c-build-tools/18581/23 "2019-02-26T18:17:07Z")

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