In this and the following chapter, we will start assembly coding in Windows. As with Linux, it is best to install a Windows virtual machine. You can download a license for a 90-day Windows 10 trial here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-10-enterprise . Install the trial version of Windows 10, and do the updates, which can take a while.
Getting Started
Microsoft has developed its own assembler, called MASM , and it is included in Visual Studio. Being able to use Visual Studio is certainly an advantage, because it is a comprehensive development tool. The assembler ...