# Problems with GenericIO plugin on Windows

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problems-with-genericio-plugin-on-windows/3776
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [March 9, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problems-with-genericio-plugin-on-windows/3776 "2020-03-09T14:53:02Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![woodscn](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/woodscn/32/3226_2.png) [@woodscn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/woodscn)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problems-with-genericio-plugin-on-windows/3776/1 "2020-03-09T14:53:02Z")

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I’m trying to use the GenericIOReader on Windows, but I haven’t been able to find the correct plugin to load. I’ve tried 5.6.1, 5.7.0, and 5.8.0, but neither the reader nor a promisingly named plugin seem to be available.

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### Author: ![woodscn](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/woodscn/32/3226_2.png) [@woodscn](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/woodscn)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/problems-with-genericio-plugin-on-windows/3776/2 "2020-03-09T15:36:21Z")

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Resolved; requires MPI build of Paraview.