@@ -50,6 +50,23 @@ sudo dnf install helix
5050sudo xbps-install helix
5151```
5252
53+## Windows
54+
55+Helix can be installed using [Scoop](https://scoop.sh/) or [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/).
56+
57+**Scoop:**
58+
59+```
60+scoop install helix
61+```
62+
63+**Chocolatey:**
64+
65+```
66+choco install helix
67+```
68+
69+
5370## Build from source
5471
5572```
@@ -64,11 +81,27 @@ Helix also needs its runtime files so make sure to copy/symlink the `runtime/` d
6481config directory (for example `~/.config/helix/runtime` on Linux/macOS). This location can be overridden
6582via the `HELIX_RUNTIME` environment variable.
6683
67−| OS | command |
68−| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
69−| windows(cmd.exe) | `xcopy /e /i runtime %AppData%/helix/runtime` |
70−| windows(powershell) | `xcopy /e /i runtime $Env:AppData\helix\runtime` |
71−| linux/macos | `ln -s $PWD/runtime ~/.config/helix/runtime` |
84+| OS | Command |
85+| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
86+| Windows (Cmd) | `xcopy /e /i runtime %AppData%\helix\runtime` |
87+| Windows (PowerShell) | `xcopy /e /i runtime $Env:AppData\helix\runtime` |
88+| Linux / MacOS | `ln -s $PWD/runtime ~/.config/helix/runtime` |
89+
90+Starting with Windows Vista you can also create symbolic links on Windows. Note that this requires
91+elevated priviliges - i.e. PowerShell or Cmd must be run as administrator.
92+
93+**PowerShell:**
94+
95+```powershell
96+New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Target "runtime" -Path "$Env:AppData\helix\runtime"
97+```
98+
99+**Cmd:**
100+
101+```cmd
102+cd %appdata%\helix
103+mklink /D runtime "<helix-repo>\runtime"
104+```
72105
73106To use Helix in desktop environments that supports [XDG desktop menu](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/menu-spec-latest.html), including Gnome and KDE, copy the provided `.desktop` file to the correct folder:
74107