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Expand Up @@ -182,33 +182,14 @@ Please make sure, when running any sample, that you either:
* Run Command Prompt or Visual Studio as administrator
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`Step 1.` The following command will generate the VS project

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cmake -G "Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64" -S . -Bbuild/windows
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(Prior to CMake v3.13)

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cmake -G "Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64" . -Bbuild/windows
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(New in CMake v3.14.
Visual Studio 2019 must be installed)

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cmake -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64 -S . -Bbuild/windows
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(New in CMake v3.21.
Visual Studio 2022 must be installed)
`Step 1.` Generate the VS solution from the root of the repository

(For other VS versions please refer to https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/cmake-generators.7.html#id15[CMake Generators])
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cmake -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64 -S . -Bbuild/windows
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Open the *vulkan_samples.sln* VS project inside build/windows and build with Ctrl-Shift-B. To run Vulkan Samples, use Visual Studio's Debug Properties selection and set the Debugging Command Arguments to --help. Click the "Local Windows Debugger" button and you should see the help output in the terminal. For convenience, the default setting is to run the hello_triangle sample; just edit that to your desired sample to run.
Open the *vulkan_samples.sln* or *vulkan_samples.slnx* VS solution inside *build/windows* and build with Ctrl-Shift-B. To run Vulkan Samples, use Visual Studio's Debug Properties selection and set the Debugging Command Arguments to --help. Click the "Local Windows Debugger" button and you should see the help output in the terminal. For convenience, the default setting is to run the hello_triangle sample; just edit that to your desired sample to run.

Alternatively, for command line builds use the steps below:

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