# How to run ParaView (including the binary release) using Mesa on Windows

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-run-paraview-including-the-binary-release-using-mesa-on-windows/4321
**Category:** Tips and Tricks
**Created:** [May 13, 2020, 4:42am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-run-paraview-including-the-binary-release-using-mesa-on-windows/4321 "2020-05-13T04:42:44Z")
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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2020, 7:36am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-run-paraview-including-the-binary-release-using-mesa-on-windows/4321/4 "2020-07-08T07:36:09Z")

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You need to remove the .dll files you copied into the bin directory.

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