<li>Runs out of the box(*) on any Windows 8+ with 2GB Ram (Jupyter Notebook will require a recent browser)</li>

<li>The WinPython folder can be moved to any location (**) (local, network, USB drive) with most of the<ahref="https://github.com/winpython/winpython/wiki/Installation#settings">application settings</a></li>

<li>Last WinPython version that is said to still work on Windows 7 should be WinPython64-3.8.9.0</li>

<li><strong>Flexible</strong>:

That is exactly what the official Python installer would do to your machine: in other words, you can have it both ways!

<p>(*) For recent WinPython, Windows 8..10 users may have to install missing system DLL<ahref="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads">Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2017..2019</a> (vc_redist_x86.exe for WinPython 32bit, vc_redist_x64.exe for Winpython 64bit)

<p>(*) For recent WinPython, Windows 8..11 users may have to install missing system DLL<ahref="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads">Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2017..2019</a> (vc_redist_x86.exe for WinPython 32bit, vc_redist_x64.exe for Winpython 64bit)

<p>(*) For best Winpython 2018-01 and later experience, it is recommended to have WinPython base directory path smaller than 37 characters. example: C:\Users\xxxxxxxx\Downloads\WinPython