From 23fc4e59dc54dc22f2372cd9a2e4c76ba335f9a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Damjan 9000 <damjan.9000@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2024 03:12:55 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] README.md: updated windows install instructions (#674)

---
 README.md | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c9b9d84..0f6911c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ Neovim's configurations are located under the following paths, depending on your
 | Windows (cmd)| `%userprofile%\AppData\Local\nvim\` |
 | Windows (powershell)| `$env:USERPROFILE\AppData\Local\nvim\` |
 
+### Install Kickstart
+
 Clone kickstart.nvim:
 
 <details><summary> Linux and Mac </summary>
@@ -192,3 +194,23 @@ This requires:
 ```lua
 {'nvim-telescope/telescope-fzf-native.nvim', build = 'cmake -S. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release && cmake --build build --config Release && cmake --install build --prefix build' }
 ```
+
+Alternatively one can install gcc and make which don't require changing the config,
+the easiest way is to use choco:
+
+1. install [chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/install)
+either follow the instructions on the page or use winget,
+run in cmd as **admin**:
+```
+winget install --accept-source-agreements chocolatey.chocolatey
+```
+
+2. install all requirements using choco, exit previous cmd and
+open a new one so that choco path is set, run in cmd as **admin**:
+```
+choco install -y neovim git ripgrep wget fd unzip gzip mingw make
+```
+
+Then continue with the [Install Kickstart](#Install-Kickstart) step.
+
+