# How to setup Flutter on windows

Here we will discuss how to set up Flutter environment successfully on windows machine and start building beautiful apps.

### Setup:

**Step 1** — Visit “[**https://storage.googleapis.com/flutter\_infra/releases/stable/windows/flutter\_windows\_1.22.5-stable.zip**](https://storage.googleapis.com/flutter_infra/releases/stable/windows/flutter_windows_1.22.5-stable.zip)” it will start downloading files automatically.

**OR**\- Visit [https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/install/windows](https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/install/windows) and click on below mentioned button on that page.

The extract your folder in any drive and **navigate to bin folder** inside it and **copy path from address bar**

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**Step 2 —** Now to run flutter from any where from your machine, **Environment path** needs to setup. So follow below steps

2.1 Go to pc menu and **click on properties**

2.2 Click on **Advanced system settings**

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1639214270269/n5MYsbyJTg.png)

2.3 Click on **Advance tab and then click on Environment Variable Button**

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1639214271980/TmQ1bqkGw.png)

2.4 **Select path and click on edit button**

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1639214273637/UckGSehuD.png)

2.5 Click on new button and **add your copied path from** **step 1 in** new field like highlighted and press okay.

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2.6 Open your terminal from anywhere and run command **flutter doctor.** Now you can create your app from any drive in system

**Step 2- Install Android Studio,** if Install Android Studio **already installed** on you system then skip this step and move to next step

[**Click here to download Android Studio**](https://developer.android.com/studio)

Once android Studio installed Create your virtual device using click of AVD Icon on your studio(ref-highlighted icon)

**Warning**\- Before creating virtual device, please be sure that **virtual technology is Enabled on your system** or not. **without virtual technology Enabled,** It will not work.

Steps to Enable **virtual technology**

1.  Restart your system and **press key to go Bios on startup.** like **ESC key on HP laptop**

2\. Then there will some tab, navigate to those tabs, you will find **virtual technology, Just then Enable it.**

3\. Now press save key(like F10, will be mentioned there in bottom area of screen).

Once **virtual technology is Enabled** on your system create an Virtual device as mentioned above and run a device

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1639214277193/ToWh7HN2-.png)

**Step 3-**

Now **navigate to Any directory** where you want to create your first App.

open terminal in that directory and run command

**flutter create appName** (appName is your project name)

then run command

**flutter run**

first time this command will take time, So be relaxed, and once it get downloaded it’s all dependencies, your app will load in **virual device** (simulator).

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1639214279126/QCPlY55A2.png)

Happy Coding and enjoy creating beautiful apps.