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# Development Environment Setup Guide

## System Requirements

- **Operating System**: Windows 10 22H2 (Build 19041) or later
- **Development Tool**: Visual Studio 2026 (Community Edition is fine)

## Development Environment Setup

### 1. Install Visual Studio Components

When installing Visual Studio 2026, please select the following workload:

- **WinUI Application Development**

![Visual Studio Component Installation](Images/VisualStudioComponent.png)

### 2. Clone the Project Repository

Use Git to clone this project to your local machine:

```bash
git clone https://github.com/LanZhan-Harmony/WindowsMusicPlayer-TheUntamedMusicPlayer.git
```

### 3. Open the Project in Visual Studio

Open the `UntamedMusicPlayer.slnx` file in Visual Studio.

### 4. Restore NuGet Packages

Wait for Visual Studio to automatically restore the NuGet dependencies.

### 5. Compile BassAudioEngine

Right-click on the `BassAudioEngine` project and select "Build" to compile the audio engine.
![Build BassAudioEngine](Images/BuildBassAudioEngine.png)

### 6. Build and Run Untamed Music Player

Right-click on the `Untamed Music Player` project and select "Set as StartUp Project".
![Set as StartUp Project](Images/SetStartupProject.png)

Click the "**▶ Untamed Music Player (Package)**" button in the toolbar to start debugging and running the application.