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I’m trying to run a flutter app on Windows for a new project, but I can’t find the option for it in the device selection menu in VS Code, nor is the Windows folder in the project. This happens occasionally with new projects and I don’t know what it is that changes. Can anyone lend me a hand?

VicHofs
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In order to build or run for Windows, or for flutter create to create a windows folder, you need to meet the documented tooling requirements. Currently that means:

  • being on master
  • having run flutter config --enable-windows-desktop at some point

The device won't show up in IDEs unless all those things are true and the project has a windows folder.

smorgan
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  • So if I have an old project that doesn't have the windows folder, can I not do anything in order to run it on Windows? – VicHofs Apr 11 '20 at 00:18
  • The documentation I linked to answers that question. I highly recommend reading that page if you are experimenting with desktop at this stage. – smorgan Apr 11 '20 at 13:52