diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
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+++ b/README.rst
@@ -30,7 +30,13 @@ Windows builds are available in the releases page on GitHub:
 
     https://github.com/rednex/rgbds/releases
 
-Copy the ``.exe`` files to ``C:\Windows\`` or similar.
+Extract the zip and then add the executable directory to the path. For example:
+
+::
+
+    path %PATH%;C:\Programs\rgbds-0.3.8-win64\win64
+
+Alternatively, the RGBDS executables can be simply dropped in the folder of the project they're used in.
 
 If you require the latest version in development, it should be possible to
 compile RGBDS with MinGW or Cygwin by following the instructions to build it on