Microsoft Visualcpp - Windows c++ compiler

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Command: cl.exe

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Install Visualcpp c++ compiler on windows. Visualcpp is also named msvc, vcpp, visual studio, etc.

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Find the visualcpp on official webpages and download:

Microsoft Visualcpp: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads

For open-source cases, the community edition is good;
For commercial cases, the professional and enterprise editions are good,
it is up to you to choose.

After downloading the related installer setup.exe, click it,
and follow the installer step-by-step,
when it asks the compiler or libraries,
make sure you choose the c++ desktop version, c++ compiler, etc.

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When finishing installing,
open the visualcpp IDE,
Create a new project,
Select empty c++ project,
Add a new item hello.cpp to the source files,
Make sure hello.cpp is open in IDE,
and copy the following code to hello.cpp:

#include <iostream>

int main()
{
	std::cout << "Hello, c++!" << std::endl;
}

Then click Build/Run button to compile and run the c++ code,
the button might have a different name, find it by youself.

It should open a cmd window and show Hello, c++!

If it does not show that message and reports errors,
check your installation and configure, solve the installing problems.

Enable c++26, c++latest

Create a new project,
then
->

Click Project on the menubar ->

Click Project Properties ->

Click c++ ->

Click Langauge ->

Find the c++ Language standard ->

Select Preview, ..., /std:c++latest

Compiler command cl.exe

Microsoft visualcpp c++ compiler can be used as
a commandline command on the cmd window too,
the cmd is cl.exe .

Copy-paste the above c++ code, save it as hello.cpp,

then open "Developer Command Prompt for VS" cmd window,

Run the compiling command:

cl.exe hello.cpp /std:c++latest

Also try:

/std:c++26

/std:c++23