# 1. CLI Introduction & Kafka Topics CLI

WINDOWS WARNING: PLEASE READ

**WINDOWS USERS PLEASE READ**

> **In the next lecture, do not run the command to DELETE topics**

Because of a bug here: <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-1194>, it doesn't work. I'm actively working with the Kafka Dev team to see if I can get this fixed.

**In the meantime, please do not delete topics. Otherwise your Kafka will crash and you won't be able to do the tutorial.**

**A workaround is to launch Kafka inside of a Linux VM and do the tutorial from there.**

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