* Windows 7 or later
* Visual Studio 2010 Express or Profissional
* Make sure "X64 Compilers and Tools" are installed if you use the
- Profissional edition
+ Profissional edition.
* [Python 2.7](http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7/)
* [node.js](http://nodejs.org/)
* [git](http://git-scm.com)
softwares:
* [WDK](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=11800)
+ * `Build Environments` is required.
* [Windows 7 SDK](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8279)
+ * `Windows Headers` and `Visual C++ Compilers` are required.
The instructions bellow are executed under [cygwin](http://www.cygwin.com),
but it's not a requirement, you can also build atom-shell under Windows's