diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9d20d17..3fc9eae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -115,6 +115,26 @@ Alternatively, you can install the `eif` R package from [here](https://github.co
 No extra requirements are needed.
 In addition, it also contains means to draw the trees created using the [igraph](http://igraph.org/) library. See the example for tree visualizations.
 
+## Conda Environment instructions for Windows 10
+
+Before creating the conda environment make sure the Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 build tools is installed.
+1. Download the installer from [Visual Studio website](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/).
+2. Select `C++ build tools` from the main menu
+
+Then from the PowerShell 
+```
+(base)> cd eif
+(base)> conda env create -f conda_env.yml
+(base)> conda acitvate eif-devenv
+(eif-devenv)> pip install . 
+```
+(Optional) In case you want to use the Jupyter notebooks:
+```
+(eif-devenv)> conda install jupyter matplotlib scipy seaborn scikit-learn
+(eif-devenv)> cd Notebooks
+(eif-devenv)> jupyter notebook
+```
+
 ## Use
 
 See these notebooks for examples on how to use it
diff --git a/conda_env.yml b/conda_env.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2dd011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda_env.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+name: eif-devenv
+channels:
+  - defaults
+  - conda-forge
+dependencies:
+  - python==3.7
+  - cython==0.29.20
+  - numpy==1.18.5
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diff --git a/eif.hxx b/eif.hxx
index 9c0c23a..b405d40 100644
--- a/eif.hxx
+++ b/eif.hxx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <random>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <unordered_set>
+#include <string>
 
 #define EULER_CONSTANT 0.5772156649
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8aba6fd..be10c2e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ def read(filename):
     return open(os.path.join(prjdir, filename)).read()
 
 
+if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
+    compilation_flags = ['/std:c++latest']
+else:
+    compilation_flags = ['-std=c++11', '-Wcpp']
+
 extra_link_args = []
 libraries = []
 library_dirs = []
@@ -29,7 +34,7 @@ def read(filename):
     ext_modules=[Extension("eif",
                  sources=["_eif.pyx", "eif.cxx"],
                  include_dirs=[numpy.get_include()],
-                 extra_compile_args=['-std=c++11', '-Wcpp'],
+                 extra_compile_args=compilation_flags,
                  language="c++")],
     scripts=[],
     py_modules=['eif_old', 'version'],