1. Install msys2 from msys2.org 2. run msys2.exe: pacman -Syu, restart, pacman -Su 3. run mingw64.exe: pamcan -S mingw-w64-x86_64-emacs 4. create C:\msys2_64\runemacs_patched_path.bat: cmd /C "set PATH=C:\msys2_64\mingw64\bin;C:\msys2_64\usr\bin;%PATH% && C:\msys2_64\mingw64\bin\runemacs.exe --daemon" 5. Super-R shell:startup [RET] 6. Create shortcut to runemacs_patched_path.bat, call it e.g. "emacs-daemon" 7. Create a short-cut in Start menu: C:\msys2_64\mingw64\bin\emacsclientw.exe -c -n -a "C:\msys2_64\mingw64\bin\runemacs.exe" 8. Install useful software: pacman -S \ mingw-w64-x86_64-diffutils \ mingw-w64-x86_64-libgccjit \ mingw-w64-x86_64-ttf-dejavu \ mingw-w64-x86_64-autotools