# Will there be OSX and Windows clients/miners at launch? **URL:** \ **Category:** Mining Support\ **Created:** [October 6, 2016, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/will-there-be-osx-and-windows-clients-miners-at-launch/2218 "2016-10-06T08:26:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![abromide](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/abromide/32/731_2.png) [@abromide](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/abromide)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2016, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/will-there-be-osx-and-windows-clients-miners-at-launch/2218/2 "2016-10-06T08:34:29Z")
> [@Zcashd and Windows 10](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcashd-and-windows-10/1719): > > This is an unofficial and unsupported guide to running zcashd on windows 10. A few people have asked for this, caveat emptor! Install Windows 10 anniversary edition. Enable Bash for Windows: [How To Enable Ubuntu on Bash on Windows 10 Anniversary Update](http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/08/enable-bash-windows-10-anniversary-update) More technical info here: [Bash on Ubuntu on Windows 10 Anniversary Update | Microsoft Learn](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/wsl/2016/07/08/bash-on-ubuntu-on-windows-10-anniversary-update/) Follow the Zcash beta guide, to download, compile and install. There are issues with IPv6 sockets with WSL, so you must disable… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/will-there-be-osx-and-windows-clients-miners-at-launch/2218)._