# OpenCV installation on Windows, missing vc15 folder

**URL:** <https://forum.opencv.org/t/opencv-installation-on-windows-missing-vc15-folder/2031>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Tags:** windows, build, cmake\
**Created:** [March 8, 2021, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/opencv-installation-on-windows-missing-vc15-folder/2031 "2021-03-08T09:52:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![E\_Past](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.opencv.org/e_past/32/1312_2.png) [@E\_Past](https://forum.opencv.org/u/E_Past)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2021, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/opencv-installation-on-windows-missing-vc15-folder/2031/21 "2021-03-10T09:43:17Z")

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Problem solved by simply dowloading opencv 4.5.1  
Now the folder vc15 is created, so I can correctly define the environment variable as said before.  
Last but not least, instead of compiling with MinGW I decided to switch to VisualStudio. there are plenty of videos on YouTube on how to set up a project with OpenCV there.

Thanks for your help

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