diff --git a/docs/getting-started-guides/minikube.md b/docs/getting-started-guides/minikube.md
index e8b75b99d8..ee827bab55 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started-guides/minikube.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started-guides/minikube.md
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ curl -Lo kubectl http://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/{{page
 curl -Lo kubectl http://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/{{page.version}}.0/bin/darwin/amd64/kubectl && chmod +x kubectl && sudo mv kubectl /usr/local/bin/
 # OS X/386 
 curl -Lo kubectl http://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/{{page.version}}.0/bin/darwin/386/kubectl && chmod +x kubectl && sudo mv kubectl /usr/local/bin/
-# Windows (using curl; or use your browser "save link as...")
-curl -Lo kubectl.exe http://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/{{page.version}}.0/bin/windows/amd64/kubectl.exe
 ```
 
+For Windows, download [kubectl.exe](http://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/{{page.version}}.0/bin/windows/amd64/kubectl.exe) and save it to a location on your PATH.
+
 The generic download path is:
 ```
 https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/${K8S_VERSION}/bin/${GOOS}/${GOARCH}/${K8S_BINARY}