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@@ -49,14 +49,13 @@ $ curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh
 
 - Windows
 
-Make sure you have Visual Studio 2015 with C++ support installed, download and run [rustup](https://static.rust-lang.org/rustup/dist/x86_64-pc-windows-msvc/rustup-init.exe) and use the following command to setup msvc toolchain:
+    Make sure you have Visual Studio 2015 with C++ support installed. Next, use the following commands to install and set up the msvc toolchain:
+    ```
+	$ rustup toolchain install stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
+	$ rustup default stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
+    ```
 
-```
-rustup default stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
-```
-
-
-Then, download and build Parity:
+Once you have rustup, download and build parity:
 
 ```bash
 # download Parity code
@@ -68,11 +67,11 @@ $ cargo build --release
 ```
 
 This will produce an executable in the `target/release` subdirectory.
-Either run `cd target/release`, or copy `target/release/parity` to another location.
+Either run `cd target/release` or copy `target/release/parity` to another location.
 
 To get started, just run
 ```bash
 $ parity
 ```
 
-and parity will begin syncing the Ethereum blockchain.
+and parity will begin syncing the Ethereum blockchain.
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