Visit desktop.github.com. Click Download for Windows (64bit). When prompted, click Run. Allow the installation to download and install. Once the installation completes, GitHub Desktop will launch.

GitHub has both paid, and free plans for its users. GitHub for Windows, which you can snag here, is 100% native, and supports Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 (in its current, beta format).

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Cloning files from GitHub is really easy whether you're using Windows or the Windows Subsystem for Linux.

Here's a quick tutorial to connect to GitHub with SSH on Windows. It's easy, and you'll establish a GitHub SSH Windows connection with Git in no time.

If you cannot link your GitHub or Google account with Microsoft Account, then this post tells you how to do it & offers troubleshooting tips.