# 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: ![vbolea](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/vbolea/32/4121_2.png) [@vbolea](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vbolea)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2021, 12:24am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-run-paraview-including-the-binary-release-using-mesa-on-windows/4321/8 "2021-11-27T00:24:54Z")

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For those who mesa-dist-win did not work as expected, you could also possibly grab the OpenGL3d.dll from [Mesa3D For Windows - Federico Dossena](https://fdossena.com/?p=mesa/index.frag) and follow the same instructions as the one given in the OP.

This has worked for me in Virtual Machines instances of Windows 10.

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