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@@ -2982,7 +2982,9 @@ enable sending [zeromq messages](#zeromq) from event-hooks: `pyzmq`
 
 enable [smb](#smb-server) support (**not** recommended): `impacket==0.12.0`
 
-`pyvips` gives higher quality thumbnails than `Pillow` and is 320% faster, using 270% more ram: `sudo apt install libvips42 && python3 -m pip install --user -U pyvips`
+`pyvips` gives higher quality thumbnails than `Pillow` and is 320% faster, using 270% more ram
+* to install `pyvips` on Linux: `sudo apt install libvips42 && python3 -m pip install --user -U pyvips`
+* to install `pyvips` on windows: `pip install --user -U "pyvips[binary]"`
 
 to install FFmpeg on Windows, grab [a recent build](https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/ffmpeg-git-full.7z) -- you need `ffmpeg.exe` and `ffprobe.exe` from inside the `bin` folder; copy them into `C:\Windows\System32` or any other folder that's in your `%PATH%`