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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Do this once:
 docker-compose up -d
 ```
 
-wait for a moment, then
+If you're using Windows skip to _Windows Setup_, otherwise wait for a moment, then
 
 ```
 docker-compose -f docker-compose.setup.yml run --rm setup
@@ -23,6 +23,22 @@ docker-compose -f docker-compose.setup.yml run --rm setup
 
 Subsequent runnings: `docker-compose up -d`.
 
+### Windows Setup
+
+Docker's `docker-compose` command on Windows isn't fully supported. Here's an alternate method for updating the _adaptauthoring_ container:
+
+`docker exec -it` into the running _adaptauthoring_ container, then
+
+```bash
+export ADMIN_EMAIL=admin
+
+export ADMIN_PASSWORD=password
+
+node install --install Y --serverPort 5000 --serverName localhost --dbHost adaptdb --dbName adapt-tenant-master --dbPort 27017 --dataRoot data --sessionSecret your-session-secret --useffmpeg Y --smtpService dummy --smtpUsername smtpUser --smtpPassword smtpPass --fromAddress you@example.com --name master --displayName Master --email ${ADMIN_EMAIL} --password ${ADMIN_PASSWORD}
+```
+
+Exit and then restart the container.
+
 Config
 ----------