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Windows Build Setup

Requirements: Visual Studio 2022, Windows 10 (1903+) or Windows 11
Target: Windows desktop application

Prerequisites

Flutter SDK: 3.38.5+ (Dart 3.10.4+)
Visual Studio: 2022 or 2019 (16.11+)
Workload: "Desktop development with C++"
Components: MSVC v142/v143, Windows 10/11 SDK

Visual Studio Setup

Install Required Workload

  1. Download Visual Studio 2022 Community (free): https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/
  2. During installation, select "Desktop development with C++"
  3. Ensure Windows 10/11 SDK is checked

Verify Toolchain

flutter doctor -v

Expected output:

[✓] Visual Studio - develop for Windows

Build Commands

Debug Build

flutter build windows --debug

Output: build\windows\x64\runner\Debug\sleepy_ui.exe

Release Build

flutter build windows --release

Output: build\windows\x64\runner\Release\sleepy_ui.exe

Deployment

The Release folder contains all required files for deployment:

  • sleepy_ui.exe (main executable)
  • flutter_windows.dll (Flutter engine)
  • data\ folder (Flutter assets)
  • Plugin DLLs (flutter_secure_storage_windows_plugin.dll, etc.)

Copy the entire Release folder to the target machine.

Credential Storage

Windows uses plain text JSON storage at:

%APPDATA%\sleepy_ui\config.json

File permissions are managed by Windows directory ACLs.

Troubleshooting

Missing MSVC Components

Issue: MSVC v142/v143 build tools not found
Solution: Run Visual Studio Installer → Modify → Desktop development with C++

Windows SDK Not Found

Issue: Windows SDK not found
Solution: Install via Visual Studio Installer → Individual Components → Windows 10/11 SDK

Build Failures

Issue: CMake errors during build
Solution: Clean build directory and retry:

flutter clean
flutter pub get
flutter build windows --release

References