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Two new targets have been added with Windows 7 as their baseline: `x86_64-win7-windows-msvc` and `i686-win7-windows-msvc`.
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They are starting as Tier 3 targets, meaning that the Rust codebase has support for them but we don't build or test them automatically.
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Therefore binaries aren't distributed via rustup.
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Once these targets reach Tier 2 status, they will be available to use via rustup.
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## Affected targets
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- `x86_64-pc-windows-msvc`
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- `i686-pc-windows-msvc`
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- `x86_64-pc-windows-gnu`
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- `i686-pc-windows-gnu`
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- `x86_64-pc-windows-gnullvm`
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- `i686-pc-windows-gnullvm`
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## Why are the requirements being changed?
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Prior to now, Rust had Tier 1 support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 but these targets no longer meet our requirements.
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In particular, these targets could no longer be tested in CI and are not supported by their vendor.
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In particular, these targets could no longer be tested in CI which is required by the [Target Tier Policy](https://doc.rust-lang.org/rustc/target-tier-policy.html#tier-1-target-policy) and are not supported by their vendor.

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