diff --git a/README.mdown b/README.mdown
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--- a/README.mdown
+++ b/README.mdown
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 
 	$ wget -q -O - http://github.com/nvie/gitflow/raw/develop/contrib/gitflow-installer.sh | sudo sh
 
+For Windows users who wish to use the automated install, it is suggested that you install Cygwin http://www.cygwin.com/
+first to install tools like sh and wget. Then simply follow the command:
+
+	c:\Users\<user> wget -q -O - http://github.com/nvie/gitflow/raw/develop/contrib/gitflow-installer.sh | sh
+
 If you prefer a manual installation, please use the following instructions.
 After downloading the sources from Github, also fetch the submodules: