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Welcome! This guide provides clear steps to install the Zed Code Editor. The official documentation was difficult to follow, so I created this simplified version.

Installation Steps

1. Download Rust Init from:

   Download rustup-init.exe (64-bit)

2. Open the downloaded rustup-init.exe file. When prompted, choose 1. Default Installation.

3. After installation, verify it by opening a new terminal and typing:

   rustup

   If you see information about the rustup command, the installation was successful.

4. Download and Install Build Tools:

   Download the Visual Studio Build Tools installer from:

   Download vs_BuildTools.exe

   Run the installer and select the following components:

   • MSVC v143 - VS 2022 C++ x64/x86 build tools
   • Windows 10 SDK (10.0.18362)
   • C++ CMake tools for Windows

   Complete the installation process.

5. Install the Windows SDK:

   Make sure you have at least Windows 10 SDK version 2104 (10.0.20348.0) installed. You can download the latest version of the Windows SDK from:

   Windows SDK Archive

6. Clone the Zed repository:

   git clone https://github.com/zed-industries/zed.git

7. Navigate to the cloned folder:

   cd zed

8. Run the application:

   cargo run --release

   You have now successfully installed Zed!

Build Issues

Ensure you have the following:

• Visual Studio Build Tools (or Visual Studio Community)
• GitHub CLI
• rustup

If you encounter build issues, try the following workarounds:

1. Update Rust and add the WebAssembly target:

   rustup update
   rustup target add wasm32-wasi

2. Verify your installation of the Windows SDK and ensure that the correct version is installed.