Compile and run C++ programming on your OS 

C++ is completely free and readily available on all platforms.
Follow the tutorial below for running C++ on your computer.

To run C++ Programming in Windows, you’d need to download Code::Blocks.
There are others available as well but Code::Blocks makes installation a piece of cake.
It’s easy, simple and developer friendly.
To make this procedure even easier, follow this step by step guide.
  1. Go to the binary release download page of Code:Blocks official site.
    Download Code::Blocks in Windows
  2. Under Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8.x / 10 section, click the link with mingw-setup highlighted row either from Sourceforge.net or FossHub.
  3. Open the Code::Blocks Setup file and follow the instructions (Next > I agree > Next > Install); you don’t need to change anything. This installs the Code::Blocks with gnu gcc compiler, which is the best compiler to start with for beginners.
  4. Now, open Code::Blocks and go to File > New > Empty file (Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+N)
    Create new empty file in CodeBlocks
  5. Write the C++ code and save the file with .cpp extension. To save the file, go to File > Save (Shortcut: Ctrl+S). Important: The filename should end with .cpp extension, like: hello.cpp, your-program-name.cpp
    Create .cpp file to run C++
  6. To run the program, go to Build > Build and Run (Shortcut: F9). This will build the executable file and run it.
If your program doesn’t run and if you see error message "can't find compiler executable in your search path(GNU GCC compiler)",  go to Settings > Compiler > Toolchain executables  and click Auto-detect. This should solve the issue in most cases.

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