1. Preparing your PC

  1. Depending on your PC download the Windows 8 SDK here or the Windows 10 SDK here.Screen Shot 2016-04-20 at 5.27.18 PM
  2. Download Visual Studio here by selecting “Download Community 2015.”
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  3. Select where you would like to install “Visual Studio.” Then select “Next.”

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  4. Select the following features from the provided feature list. Then select “Next.” Then select “Install” to start your installation.

    -Microsoft Web Developer Tools

    -HTML/JavaScript (Apache Cordova) Update 8

    (this will select multiple other features leave them selected)

    -Git for Windows under Common Tools

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  5. Wait for the installation to complete. This can take several hours depending on your computer.
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  6. Once you have finished installing Visual Studio. Press your Windows key, type in “cmd”, and hit enter to launch the command prompt. Run command “npm install -g cordova.” 
      npm install -g cordova

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