diff --git a/docs/build-instructions/windows.md b/docs/build-instructions/windows.md
index 3d35cd9e8..4b64ac20a 100644
--- a/docs/build-instructions/windows.md
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@@ -19,5 +19,9 @@
   cd atom
   script\build
   ```
+  
+## Why do I have to use GitHub for Windows? Can't I just use my existing Git?
+
+You totally can! GitHub for Windows's Git Shell just takes less work to set up. You need to have Posix tools in your `%PATH%` (i.e. `grep`, `sed`, et al.), which isn't the default configuration when you install Git. To fix this, you probably need to fiddle with your system PATH.
 
 ## Troubleshooting