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@@ -13,12 +13,16 @@ Run build.py:
 
     $ ./build.py
 
+Windows users should run `build` instead.
+
 ## Run examples locally
 
 Run the [Plovr](http://plovr.com/) web server with:
 
     $ ./build.py serve
 
+Windows users should run `build serve` instead.
+
 Then, either open one of the example html files from the `examples` directory directly in your browser, or start a simple webserver, for example:
 
     $ python -mSimpleHTTPServer