On Windows 11, MinGW (Minimalist GNU for Windows) is one of the most popular and lightweight compilers you can install. It provides the GCC (GNU Compiler Collection) toolchain, allowing you to compile and run C and C++ programs right from the Windows terminal or Visual Studio Code. MinGW is a native C/C++ compiler (GCC) which have free distributable import libraries and header files for building native Windows applications. In this tutorial, we are going to install MinGW for C/C++. Pre-built Toolchains While mingw-w64 provides the core Windows headers and libraries needed for Windows development, it's not very useful on its own. Most users should install a pre-built toolchain that combines mingw-w64 with a compiler (like GCC with binutils, or LLVM/Clang) and other essential build components. MinGW - Minimalist GNU for Windows Files A native Windows port of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)

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