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diff --git a/NOTES.WIN b/NOTES.WIN
index f2fb0876d1..3a149faf2c 100644
--- a/NOTES.WIN
+++ b/NOTES.WIN
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@
  NOTES FOR THE WINDOWS PLATFORMS
  ===============================
 
- [Notes for Windows CE can be found in INSTALL.WCE]
-
  Requirement details for native (Visual C++) builds
  --------------------------------------------------
 
+ In addition to the requirements and instructions listed in INSTALL,
+ this are required as well:
+
  - You need Perl.  We recommend ActiveState Perl, available from
-   http://www.activestate.com/ActivePerl.
+   https://www.activestate.com/ActivePerl.
    You also need the perl module Text::Template, available on CPAN.
-   Please read README.PERL for more information.
+   Please read NOTES.PERL for more information.
 
  - You need a C compiler.  OpenSSL has been tested to build with these:
 
@@ -46,6 +47,12 @@
      PREFIX:      %ProgramFiles%\OpenSSL
      OPENSSLDIR:  %CommonProgramFiles%\SSL
 
+ ALSO NOTE that those directories are usually write protected, even if
+ your account is in the Administrators group.  To work around that,
+ start the command prompt by right-clicking on it and choosing "Run as
+ Administrator" before running 'nmake install'.  The other solution
+ is, of course, to choose a different set of directories by using
+ --prefix and --openssldir when configuring.
 
  GNU C (Cygwin)
  --------------
@@ -57,7 +64,7 @@
 
  To build OpenSSL using Cygwin, you need to:
 
- * Install Cygwin (see http://cygwin.com/)
+ * Install Cygwin (see https://cygwin.com/)
 
  * Install Cygwin Perl and ensure it is in the path. Recall that
    as least 5.10.0 is required.
@@ -88,9 +95,9 @@
    required. Run the installers and do whatever magic they say it takes
    to start MSYS bash shell with GNU tools and matching Perl on its PATH.
    "Matching Perl" refers to chosen "shell environment", i.e. if built
-   under MSYS, then Perl compiled for MSYS is highly recommended.
+   under MSYS, then Perl compiled for MSYS must be used.
 
-   Alternativelly, one can use MSYS2 from http://msys2.github.io/,
+   Alternatively, one can use MSYS2 from https://msys2.github.io/,
    which includes MingW (32-bit and 64-bit).
 
  * It is also possible to cross-compile it on Linux by configuring