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documentation/development-docs/azure-powershell-developer-guide.md

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- `C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe`
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- `C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe`
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**Note** The PowerShell Build requires the 64-bit version of MSBuild that ships with visual studio, so ensure that this version is the first version in your cmd path. 64-bit MSBuild could be installed in a couple of places on your machine:
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- ```%programfiles%\MSBuild\14.0\bin```
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- ```%programfiles(x86)%\MSBuild\14.0\bin\amd64```
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The MSBuild version in ```%windir%\Microsoft.Net\Framework\v4.0.30319``` **cannot** be used with the build.
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# Environment Setup
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## GitHub Basics

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