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+==========================================
+Using Mach on Windows Outside MozillaBuild
+==========================================
+
+.. note::
+
+    These docs still require that you've followed the :ref:`Building Firefox On Windows` guide.
+
+`MozillaBuild <https://wiki.mozilla.org/MozillaBuild>`__ is required to build
+Firefox on Windows, because it provides necessary unix-y tools such as ``sh`` and ``awk``.
+
+Traditionally, to interact with Mach and the Firefox Build System, Windows
+developers would have to do so from within the MozillaBuild shell. This could be
+disadvantageous for two main reasons:
+
+1. The MozillaBuild environment is unix-y and based on ``bash``, which may be unfamiliar
+   for developers used to the Windows Command Prompt or Powershell.
+2. There have been long-standing stability issues with MozillaBuild - this is due to
+   the fragile interface point between the underlying "MSYS" tools and "native Windows"
+   binaries.
+
+It is now (experimentally!) possible to invoke Mach directly from other command line
+environments, such as Powershell, Command Prompt, or even a developer-managed MSYS2
+environment. Windows Terminal should work as well, for those on the "cutting edge".
+
+.. note::
+
+    If you're using a Cygwin-based environment such as MSYS2, it'll probably be
+    best to use the Windows-native version of Python (as described below) instead of a Python
+    distribution provided by the environment's package manager. Otherwise you'll likely run into
+    compatibility issues:
+
+    * Cygwin/MSYS Python will run into compatibility issues with Mach due to its unexpected Unix-y
+      conventions despite Mach assuming it's on a "Windows" platform. Additionally, there may
+      be performance issues.
+    * MinGW Python will encounter issues building native packages because they'll expect the
+      MSVC toolchain.
+
+.. warning::
+
+    This is only recommended for more advanced Windows developers: this work is experimental
+    and may run into unexpected failures!
+
+Following are steps for preparing Windows-native (Command Prompt/Powershell) usage of Mach:
+
+1. Install Python
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Download Python from the `the official website <https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/>`__.
+
+.. note::
+
+    To avoid Mach compatibility issues with recent Python releases, it's recommended to install
+    the 2nd-most recent "major version". For example, at time of writing, the current modern Python
+    version is 3.10.1, so a safe version to install would be the most recent 3.9 release.
+
+You'll want to download the "Windows installer (64-bit)" associated with the release you've chosen.
+During installation, ensure that you check the "Add Python 3.x to PATH" option, otherwise you might
+`encounter issues running Mercurial <https://bz.mercurial-scm.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6635>`__.
+
+.. note::
+
+    Due to issues with Python DLL import failures with pip-installed binaries, it's not
+    recommended to use the Windows Store release of Python.
+
+2. Modify your PATH
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The Python "user site-packages directory" needs to be added to your ``PATH`` so that packages
+installed via ``pip install --user`` (such as ``hg``) can be invoked from the command-line.
+
+1. From the Start menu, go to the Control Panel entry for "Edit environment variables
+   for your account".
+2. Double-click the ``Path`` row in the top list of variables. Click "New" to add a new item to
+   the list.
+3. In a Command Prompt window, resolve the Python directory with the command
+   ``python -c "import site; import os; print(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(site.getusersitepackages(), '..', 'Scripts')))"``.
+4. Paste the output into the new item entry in the "Edit environment variable" window.
+5. Click "New" again, and add the ``bin`` folder of MozillaBuild: probably ``C:\mozilla-build\bin``.
+6. Click "OK".
+
+3. Install Version Control System
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+If you're using Mercurial, you'll need to install it to your Windows-native Python:
+
+.. code-block:: shell
+
+    pip3 install --user mercurial windows-curses
+
+If you're using Git with Cinnabar, follow its `setup instructions <https://github.com/glandium/git-cinnabar#setup>`__.
+
+4. Set Powershell Execution Policy
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+If you're using Powershell, Windows will raise an error by default when you try to invoke
+``.\mach.ps1``:
+
+.. code::
+
+    .\mach : File <topsrcdir>\mach.ps1 cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system. For
+    more information, see about_Execution_Policies at https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170.
+    At line:1 char:1
+
+To work around this:
+
+1. From the Start menu, type in "Powershell", then right-click on the best match and click
+   "Run as administrator"
+2. Run the command ``Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned``
+3. Close the Administrator Powershell window, and open a regular Powershell window
+4. Go to your Firefox checkout (likely ``C:\mozilla-source\mozilla-unified``)
+5. Test the new execution policy by running ``.\mach bootstrap``. If it doesn't immediately fail
+   with the error about "Execution Policies", then the problem is resolved.
+
+Success!
+~~~~~~~~
+
+At this point, you should be able to invoke Mach and manage your version control system outside
+of MozillaBuild.
+
+.. tip::
+
+  `See here <https://crisal.io/words/2022/11/22/msys2-firefox-development.html>`__ for a detailed guide on
+  installing and customizing a development environment with MSYS2, zsh, and Windows Terminal.