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Windows releases

Current stable version

Tip

If you’re new to DOSBox Staging, we highly recommend reading the Getting Started guide first.

DOSBox Staging requires 64-bit Windows 8, 10, or 11.

Read the 0.83.0 release notes to learn about the changes and improvements introduced in this release.

Important

If Windows Security prevents you from running DOSBox Staging via Windows Defender (the built-in Windows antivirus), please follow these instructions.

System requirements

The latest release is compatible with any Windows laptop or desktop running 64-bit Windows 8, 10 or 11. A dedicated graphics adapter is recommended for laptops.

Legacy Windows support

If you’re still on a legacy Windows version, you can use the following older releases. Note these earlier versions come with zero official support; the core team won’t be able to help you if you run into issues. Our recommendation will always be to upgrade your Windows and use the latest stable version.

Windows 8/10 32-bit

The official distribution packages only support 32-bit Windows 8 or 10 up to version 0.80.1:

Windows 7

The official distribution packages only support Windows 7 up to version 0.80.1:

Windows Vista

The official distribution packages only support Windows Vista up to version 0.78.1.

Development snapshot builds

You can always see what’s cooking on the main branch! 😎 🍺

These snapshot builds might be slow or unstable as they are designed with developers and testers in mind.

Older releases

Building from source

Of course, you can always build DOSBox Staging straight from the source.

Send us patches if you improve something! 😄