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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ An example that installs llvm, cmake, ninja, ccache, and vcpkg:
 
 ```ps1
 # windows example (open shell as admin)
-curl -O "https://github.com/aminya/setup-cpp/releases/download/v0.3.1/setup_cpp_windows.exe"
+curl -LJO "https://github.com/aminya/setup-cpp/releases/download/v0.3.1/setup_cpp_windows.exe"
 ./setup_cpp_windows --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --ccache true --vcpkg true
 ```