# Is it possible to use Pytorch without GPU support?

**URL:** <https://discuss.pytorch.org/t/is-it-possible-to-use-pytorch-without-gpu-support/9534>\
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**Created:** [November 5, 2017, 11:48am UTC](https://discuss.pytorch.org/t/is-it-possible-to-use-pytorch-without-gpu-support/9534 "2017-11-05T11:48:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![ptrblck](https://discuss.pytorch.org/user_avatar/discuss.pytorch.org/ptrblck/32/1823_2.png) [@ptrblck](https://discuss.pytorch.org/u/ptrblck)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 7:11am UTC](https://discuss.pytorch.org/t/is-it-possible-to-use-pytorch-without-gpu-support/9534/6 "2021-03-17T07:11:37Z")

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[This thread](https://discuss.pytorch.org/t/pytorch-compiled-from-source-for-windows-is-failing-when-importing-torch/75567) might be generally useful and in particular you could post there after running [this](https://github.com/peterjc123/pytorch_dll_load_smoketests#how-to-contribute-or-report-issues).

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