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--- getting_started:windows [2025/08/30 14:56] – created asie
+++ getting_started:windows [2025/09/17 14:43] (current) – asie
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   - Install [[https://www.msys2.org/|the MSYS2 environment]].
   - Install the Wonderful toolchain from the above installer. (If you’ve installed MSYS2 to a different directory than ''C:\msys64'', adjust it in the Wonderful installer to match.)
-  - Run ''Wonderful Toolchain Shell'' from the Start menu.
+  - Run ''Wonderful Toolchain Shell'' from the Start Menu.
+    - Remember to use this option to launch the Wonderful shell! Using the default MSYS2 shells will not initialize environment variables correctly, leading to programs and toolchains not working correctly.
+  - Once complete, follow to the [[getting_started:finish|post-installation guide]].
 This approach is a little experimental, so if it doesn’t work for you, feel free to try the Manual steps below.
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   - Run ''%%source /opt/wonderful/bin/wf-env%%'' to configure the toolchain's environment variables.
     - See ''Configuration -> Environment variables'' for more information.
+  - Once complete, follow to the [[getting_started:finish|post-installation guide]].
 ===== Alternative options =====
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 ==== Windows (via WSL2) ====
-Since WSL2 is compatible with Linux, one can follow the Linux installation instructions to get Wonderful running on top of Windows this way.
+Since WSL2 is compatible with Linux, one can follow [[getting_started:linux|the Linux installation instructions]] to get Wonderful running under Windows this way.
   * If you run into error: ''could not open file: /etc/mtab: No such file or directory'' while trying to use wf-pacman, the following command can create the missing file: ''%%sudo ln -s /proc/self/mounts /etc/mtab%%''