add a windows setup guide

README.md

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Sprout is licensed under Apache 2.0 and is open to modifications and contributio
 
 - [Fedora Setup Guide]
 - [Generic Linux Setup Guide]
+- [Windows Setup Guide]
 - [Development Guide]
 - [Contributing Guide]
 - [Sprout License]
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ chainload.linux-initrd = "$boot\\$initrd"
 
 [Fedora Setup Guide]: ./docs/fedora-setup.md
 [Generic Linux Setup Guide]: ./docs/generic-linux-setup.md
+[Windows Setup Guide]: ./docs/windows-setup.md
 [Development Guide]: ./DEVELOPMENT.md
 [Contributing Guide]: ./CONTRIBUTING.md
 [Sprout License]: ./LICENSE

docs/windows-setup.md

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+# Setup Sprout to boot Windows
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- Secure Boot disabled
+- UEFI Windows installation
+
+## Step 1: Base Installation
+
+First, mount the EFI System Partition on your Windows installation:
+
+In an administrator command prompt, run:
+
+```batch
+> mountvol X: /s
+```
+
+This will mount the EFI System Partition to the drive letter `X:`.
+
+Please note that Windows Explorer will not let you see the drive letter `X:` where the ESP is mounted.
+You will need to use the command prompt or PowerShell to access the ESP.
+Standard editors can, however, be used to edit files on the ESP.
+
+Download the latest sprout.efi release from the [GitHub releases page](https://github.com/edera-dev/sprout/releases).
+For x86_64 systems, download the `sprout-x86_64.efi` file, and for ARM systems, download the `sprout-aarch64.efi` file.
+Copy the downloaded `sprout.efi` file to `X:\EFI\BOOT\sprout.efi` on your EFI System Partition.
+
+## Step 3: Configure Sprout
+
+Write the following file to `X:\sprout.toml`:
+
+```toml
+# sprout configuration: version 1
+version = 1
+
+# add a boot entry for booting Windows
+# which will run the boot-windows action.
+[entries.windows]
+title = "Windows"
+actions = ["boot-windows"]
+
+# use the chainload action to boot the Windows bootloader.
+[actions.boot-windows]
+chainload.path = "\\EFI\\Microsoft\\Boot\\bootmgfw.efi"
+```
+
+## Step 4: Configure EFI Firmware to boot Sprout
+
+It is not trivial to add an EFI boot entry inside Windows.
+However, most firmware lets you load arbitrary EFI files from the firmware settings.
+
+You can boot `\EFI\BOOT\sprout.efi` from firmware to boot Sprout.