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@@ -28,12 +28,23 @@ You can build your executable (as well as cross compiling for other architecture
 ```
 go build -o shimmer
 ```
-You can then run by:
 
+On Windows:
+```
+ren shimmer shimmer.exe
+```
+
+You can then run by:
+Linux
 ```
 ./shimmer
 ```
 
+Windows
+```
+shimmer
+```
+
 ## Docker
 
 To run Shimmer on docker, you must first build the image with