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+## Building libtins - Using vcpkg ##
+
+You can download and install libtins using the [vcpkg](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg) dependency manager:
+
+    git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg.git
+    cd vcpkg
+    ./bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
+    ./vcpkg integrate install
+    ./vcpkg install libtins
+
+The libtins port in vcpkg is kept up to date by Microsoft team members and community contributors. If the version is out of date, please [create an issue or pull request](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg) on the vcpkg repository.
+
 ## Running tests ##
 
 You may want to run the unit tests on your system so you make sure